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What is the state code for a georgia peace offocer to hold a perspn that is threatening suicide?

April 26, 2017code Georgia hold peace State suicide threatening

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What is the state code for a georgia peace offocer to hold a perspn that is threatening suicide?

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Any physician may cause a person to be committed in an emergency by executing a certificate, which states that he examined the person within the preceding 48 hours and found that he appeared to be a mentally ill person requiring involuntary treatment (GCA § 37-3-41(a)). A police officer may take a person to a physician for an emergency examination if (1) the person is committing a crime and (2) the peace officer has probable cause for believing that the person is mentally ill and in need of involuntary treatment (GCA § 37-3-42 (a)).