{"data":{"id":"us-il/405-ilcs-5-4-401","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"405 ILCS 5/4-401","heading":"","body":"A petition for emergency admission may be submitted to the facility director of a facility by any interested person 18 years of age or older. The petition shall include a detailed statement of the basis for the assertion that the respondent meets the criteria of Section 4-400 including a description of any act or significant threat supporting the assertion; the name and address of the spouse, parent, guardian, and close relative or, if none, any known friend of the respondent; a statement of the petitioner's relationship to the respondent and interest in the matter; the name, address and phone number of any witness by which the facts asserted may be proved. The petition may be prepared by the facility director of a facility.","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":"e88583a8efa4ba9952d60c2d607089ea269ed91f06d1370bc06360df586bd827","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/405-ilcs-5-4-400","next":"us-il/405-ilcs-5-4-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}