Acts and Regulations

M-10 - Mental Health Act

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Taking a person into custody for examination
10If a peace officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person
(a) has threatened or attempted, or is threatening or attempting, to cause harm to himself or herself,
(b) has behaved or is behaving in a way that causes or is likely to cause another person harm or is causing another person to fear harm from the person,
(c) has shown or is showing a lack of competence to care for himself or herself,
and if the peace officer is of the opinion that the person is apparently suffering from a serious mental illness of a nature or degree that likely will result in harm to the person or harm to another person and that it would not be reasonable to proceed in accordance with section 9, the peace officer
(d) may take the person into custody and take the person to a medical facility, physician’s office or psychiatric facility for examination, and
(e) may require any assistance the peace officer considers necessary from any other peace officer or other person.
1969, c.13, s.10; 1985, c.4, s.43; 1989, c.23, s.5; 2017, c.4, s.1
Taking a person into custody for examination
10If a peace officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person
(a) has threatened or attempted, or is threatening or attempting, to cause harm to himself or herself,
(b) has behaved or is behaving in a way that causes or is likely to cause another person harm or is causing another person to fear harm from the person,
(c) has shown or is showing a lack of competence to care for himself or herself,
and if the peace officer is of the opinion that the person is apparently suffering from a mental disorder of a nature or degree that likely will result in harm to the person or harm to another person and that it would not be reasonable to proceed in accordance with section 9, the peace officer
(d) may take the person into custody and take the person to a medical facility, physician’s office or psychiatric facility for examination, and
(e) may require any assistance the peace officer considers necessary from any other peace officer or other person.
1969, c.13, s.10; 1985, c.4, s.43; 1989, c.23, s.5