{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-37-7-6","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 37-7-6","heading":"Apprehension by peace officer of patient who leaves facility without permission.","body":"If, during the period of involuntary hospitalization pursuant to any valid physician’s certificate, court order, or order by the hearing examiner authorized by this chapter, a patient escapes or otherwise leaves a facility without permission, the facility may advise any peace officer that the patient has escaped or otherwise left the facility without permission; and the peace officer shall be authorized to take such patient into custody and return him to such facility.","path":["TITLE 37 Mental Health","CHAPTER 7 Hospitalization and Treatment of Alcoholics, Drug Dependent Individuals, and Drug Abusers","Article 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.37.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"bcb231c18013f2df8dc47ff470562b8ba0d0c278bda64639adf96a16d4aeb10d","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-37-7-5","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-37-7-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}