Ch. 758                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND

(ii) To cross-examine adverse witnesses.

(4) The petitioner may be examined as a witness.

(c) The court immediately shall commit the petitioner to
the Administration if the trier of fact finds, on clear and
convincing evidence, that;

(1) The petitioner is a drug abuser;

(2) The petitioner needs care, supervision, and
treatment because of the drug abuse;

(3) The petitioner is a danger to the life or safety
of the petitioner or another; and

(4) There is no available less restrictive form of
intervention that is consistent with the welfare and safety of
the petitioner.

[9-617.] 8-617. Reserved.

[9-618.] 8-618. Reserved.

Part III. Petition by Others As to [Alleged Drug Addicts]

A PERSON
ALLEGED TO HAVE A DRUG DEPENDENCE.

[9-619.] 8-619.

An individual may not be committed under Part III of this
subtitle if the individual:

(1) Already is committed to the Administration under
court order;

(2) Is charged with a crime; or

(3) Is confined in a correctional institution.

[9-620.] 8-620.

(a) If it is believed that an individual [is a drug addict]
HAS A DRUG DEPENDENCE, petition for commitment of the individual
to the Administration may be made, as provided in Part III of
this subtitle, by:

(1) The individual's spouse, parent, sibling, or
child;

(2) In the absence of these relatives, the next
nearest relative of the individual;

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