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§ 4505. Liability of county

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 50 P.S. Mental Health

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 50 P.S. Mental Health
Chapter 12. Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Act of 1966 (Refs & Annos)
Article V. Financial Obligations; Liabilities and Payments (Refs & Annos)
50 P.S. § 4505
§ 4505. Liability of county
Currentness
(a) Repealed by 1997, June 18, P.L. 179, No. 18, § 6, imd. effective.
(b) Whenever any person is committed for observation in connection with any proceedings with reference to a criminal act, liability for the costs of his observation, transportation, maintenance and care shall be imposed upon the county from which he was committed for the period of observation only, which shall not exceed ninety days.
(c) Any moneys expended by a county by reason of provisions of this section may be recovered only from the mentally disabled person or the person owing a legal duty to support such mentally disabled person upon whom liability is hereby imposed.

Credits

1966, Special Sess. No. 3, Oct. 20, P.L. 96, art. V, § 505, effective Jan. 1, 1967. Affected 1997, June 18, P.L. 179, No. 18, § 6, imd. effective.
50 P.S. § 4505, PA ST 50 P.S. § 4505
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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