{"data":{"id":"us-il/405-ilcs-5-3-604","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"405 ILCS 5/3-604","heading":"","body":"No person detained for examination under this Article on the basis of a petition alone may be held for more than 24 hours unless within that period a certificate is furnished to or by the mental health facility. If no certificate is furnished, the respondent shall be released forthwith.","path":["CHAPTER 405 MENTAL HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES","Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1496\u0026ChapterID=34\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:34Z","sha256":"7d7f6edc1c9b6f042ffb94e2521497fe346163394af9e7aaf25cde2c9ba57908","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/405-ilcs-5-3-603","next":"us-il/405-ilcs-5-3-605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}