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405 ILCS 5/3-701

(405 ILCS 5/3-701) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-701)
Sec. 3-701.

(a) Any person 18 years of age or older may execute a petition
asserting that another person is subject to involuntary admission on an inpatient basis.  The
petition shall be prepared pursuant to paragraph (b) of Section 3-601 and
shall be filed with the court in the county where the respondent resides or is
present.

(b) The court may inquire of the petitioner whether there are reasonable
grounds to believe that the facts stated in the petition are true and whether
the respondent is subject to involuntary admission.  The inquiry may proceed
without notice to the respondent only if the petitioner alleges facts
showing
that an emergency exists such that immediate hospitalization is necessary and
the petitioner testifies before the court as to the factual basis for the
allegations.

(c) A petition for involuntary admission on an inpatient basis may be combined with or accompanied by a petition for involuntary admission on an outpatient basis under Article VII-A.

(Source: P.A. 96-1399, eff. 7-29-10; 96-1453, eff. 8-20-10.)