(a) At any time during a person‘s 30-day commitment, the director of an approved public facility or approved private facility may file with the court a petition for a 180-day commitment of that person. The petition must include all material required under Alaska Stat. § 47.37.190(a) except that references to “30 days” shall be read as “180 days” and must allege that the person continues to be an alcoholic or drug abuser who is incapacitated by alcohol or drugs, or who continues to be at risk of serious physical harm or illness.
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 47.37.205

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) Upon the filing of a petition for recommitment under (a) of this section, the court shall fix a date for hearing no later than 10 days after the date the petition was filed. A copy of the petition and of the notice of hearing, including the date fixed by the court, shall be served on

(1) the petitioner;
(2) the person whose recommitment is sought or the person’s guardian, if any;
(3) the attorney representing the person whose recommitment is sought;
(4) the original petitioner under Alaska Stat. § 47.37.190(a), if different from the petitioner for recommitment;
(5) any other person the court considers appropriate.
(c) If, not less than two days before the date set for a recommitment hearing under (a) of this section, the person being recommitted or the person’s counsel or advisor files a written request with the court, the court shall summon and impanel a jury of six residents of the judicial district to hear and consider evidence concerning the condition of the person being recommitted.
(d) At the hearing regarding recommitment for a 180-day period, the court or jury shall proceed as provided in Alaska Stat. § 47.37.200(a) and (b).
(e) The provisions of Alaska Stat. § 47.37.200(c) – (h) shall apply equally to periods of recommitment under this section, except that references to “30 days” shall be read as “180 days.”
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