202A.014 Jurisdiction. All proceedings for the involuntary hospitalization of mentally ill persons shall be initiated in the District Court of the county where the person to be hospitalized resides or in which he may be at the time of the filing of a petition. Effective: July 1, 1982 History: Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 445, sec. 3, effective July 1, 1982. Legislative Research Commission Note . This section was enacted in 1982 Acts, Chapter 445, which contains the following language in Section 45 of that Act: 'This Act shall become effective on July 1, 1982.' The Ky. Constitution, in Section 55, requires that a reason be set forth for the emergency. However, no reason is set forth in this Act. The effective date for 1982 Acts with no emergency provision is July 15, 1982.
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