202A. 251 Prohibition against detention in jail without criminal charges pending -- Criminal charges not to be placed to avoid transportation. No person held under the provisions of this chapter shall be detained in jail unless criminal charges are also pendin g. No peace officer or any other person shall place criminal charges against a person who is mentally ill and in need of hospitalization pursuant to this chapter solely or primarily for the purpose of avoiding transporting the person to a hospital or psych iatric facility. Effective: July 15, 1994 History: Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 498, sec. 9, effective July 15, 1994.
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