{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5122.17","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 5122.17","heading":"Temporary detention.","body":"Pending removal to a hospital, a person taken into custody or ordered to be hospitalized pursuant to this chapter may be detained for not more than forty-eight hours in a licensed rest or nursing home, a licensed or unlicensed hospital, a community mental health services provider, or a county home, but the person shall not be detained in a nonmedical facility used for detention of persons charged with or convicted of penal offenses unless the court finds that a less restrictive alternative cannot be made available.","path":["Title 51 Public Welfare","Chapter 5122 Hospitalization of Mentally Ill"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5122.17","current_through":"2013-09-29 (House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:39Z","sha256":"ff43f2f01ece94745bd3f14683e8e3872264269e3f2574d3aebc5c2739f7985e","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5122.16","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5122.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}