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Alaska Statutes.

Title 47. Welfare, Social Services and Institutions

Chapter 30. Mental Health

Section 720. Release Before Expiration of 72-Hour Period.

AS 47.30.720. Release Before Expiration of 72-Hour Period.

If at any time in the course of the 72-hour period the mental health professionals conducting the evaluation determine that the respondent does not meet the standards for commitment specified in AS 47.30.700 , the respondent shall be discharged from the facility or the place of evaluation by evaluation personnel and the petitioner and the court so notified.

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