{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-122c-205.1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122C-205.1","heading":"Discharge of clients who escape or breach the condition of release.","body":"(a)\tAs described in G.S. 122C-205(a), when a client of a 24-hour facility escapes or breaches the condition of his release and does not return to the facility, the facility shall:\n(1)\tIf the client was admitted under Part 2 of this Article or under Parts 3 or 4 of this Article to a nonrestrictive facility, discharge the client based on the professional judgment of the responsible professional;\n(2)\tIf the client was admitted under Part 3 or Part 4 of this Article to a restrictive facility, discharge the client when the period for continued treatment, as specified by the court, expires;\n(3)\tIf the client was admitted pending a district court hearing under Part 7 of this Article, request that the court consider dismissal or continuance of the case at the initial district court hearing; or\n(4)\tIf the client was committed under Part 7 of this Article, discharge the client when the commitment expires.\n(b)\tAs described in G.S. 122C-205(a), when a client of a 24-hour facility who was admitted under Part 8 of this Article escapes or breaches the conditions of his release and does not return to the facility, the facility may discharge the client from the facility based on the professional judgment of the responsible professional and following consultation with the appropriate area authority or physician.\n(c)\tUpon discharge of the client, the 24-hour facility shall notify all the persons directed to be notified of the client's escape or breach of conditional release under 122C-205(a), (b) and (d) that the client has been discharged.\n(d)\tIf the client is returned to the 24-hour facility subsequent to discharge from the facility, applicable admission or commitment procedures shall be followed, when appropriate. (1987, c. 674, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 122C. Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Act of 1985.","Article 5. Procedure for Admission and Discharge of Clients.","Part l. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_122C/GS_122C-205.1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:19:22Z","sha256":"45c1601589029be1b0cfaa193c25c5d17e74fde85cc7f231ae854ecfba75b6e3","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-122c-205","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-122c-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}