Printable Format59-29b45. Name and citation of act. The provisions of K.S.A. 59-29b45 through 59-29b84 and amendments thereto shall be known and may be cited as the care and treatment act for persons with an alcohol or substance abuse problem.
History: L. 1998, ch. 134, ยง 1; July 1.
Attorney General's Opinions:
Sheriff must accept city prisoner taken to county jail but not responsible if taken directly to medical facility. 2007-39.
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. Kansas Sexual Violent Predator Act did not violate equal protection by treating sexual predators differently from people civilly committed for mental illness. Merryfield v. State, 44 Kan. App. 2d 817, 241 P.3d 573 (2010).