KRS 222.432: Petition for 60 -day and 360 -day involuntary treatment -- Contents --

Guarantee for costs.

(1) Proceedings for sixty (60) days or three hundred sixty (360) days of treatment for an

individual suffering from substance use disorder shall be initia ted by the filing of a

verified petition in District Court.

(2) The petition and all subsequent court documents shall be entitled: "In the interest of

(name of respondent)."

(3) The petition shall be filed by a spouse, relative, friend, or guardian of the individual

concerning whom the petition is filed.

(4) The petition shall set forth:

(a) Petitioner's relationship to the respondent;

(b) Respondent's name, residence, and current location, if known;

(c) The name and residence of respondent's parents, if li ving and if known, or

respondent's legal guardian, if any and if known;

(d) The name and residence of respondent's husband or wife, if any and if known;

(e) The name and residence of the person having custody of the respondent, if

any, or if no such person is known, the name and residence of a near relative

or that the person is unknown; and

(f) Petitioner's belief, including the factual basis therefor, that the respondent is

suffering from an alcohol and other drug abuse disorder and presents a danger

or t hreat of danger to self, family, or others if not treated for substance use

disorder.

Any petition filed pursuant to this subsection shall be accompanied by a guarantee,

signed by the petitioner or other person authorized under subsection (3) of this

section, obligating that person to pay all costs for treatment of the respondent for

substance use disorder that is ordered by the court.