§ 2-2.2. Designation of responsibility for custody and transportation by law enforcement agencies of persons believed to be mentally ill.

(a)

Pursuant to the authority of Section 394.463(2)(b), Florida Statutes, the Miami-Dade Police Department is designated as the law enforcement agency responsible to take custody of and transport persons in the unincorporated areas of Miami-Dade County to the nearest receiving facility for involuntary examination pursuant to the provisions of Section 394.463(2)(a)(1) or (3), Florida Statutes.

(b)

Pursuant to the authority of Section 394.463(2)(b), Florida Statutes, each municipal law enforcement agency within Miami-Dade County is designated as the law enforcement agency responsible to take custody of and transport persons from within each respective municipality of Miami-Dade County to the nearest receiving facility for involuntary examination pursuant to the provisions of Section 394.463(2)(a)(1) or (3), Florida Statutes.

(c)

In the event that a municipality within Miami-Dade County has no law enforcement agency, then pursuant to Section 394.463(2)(b), Florida Statutes, the Miami-Dade Police Department is designated as the law enforcement agency responsible to take custody of and transport persons from such municipalities in Miami-Dade County which have no municipal law enforcement agency to the nearest receiving facility for involuntary examination pursuant to the provisions of Section 394.463(2)(a)(1) or (3), Florida Statutes.

(Ord. No. 86-40, § 1, 5-20-86)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 86-40, § 1, adopted May 20, 1986, has been included as § 2-2.2 at the editor's discretion.