{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-47-216","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-47-216","heading":"Continuances","body":"Continuances requested by either party for any hearing provided for in this subchapter shall be granted only for good cause shown. \"Good cause\" includes obtaining a separate and independent evaluation or expert testimony on behalf of the person sought to be involuntarily admitted or allowing hospitalization of the person for medical treatment not associated with the person's mental illness, disease, or disorder.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 47","Subchapter 2"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"d65822a2900c1932113ce9e68e7bbf9f5e40c4ace536f56e7b577bc6fd9f7e11","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-47-215","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-47-217"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}