John Cavanaugh voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Establishes Recognition and Tribal Mental Health and Dangerous Sex Offender Commitment Orders
Vote to pass a bill that establishes recognition of a tribal mental health and dangerous sex offender commitment orders.
Requires recognition of tribal mental health and dangerous sex offender commitment orders as prescribed (Sec. 1).
Authorizes the mental health board to subject persons to involuntary custody and treatment in accordance with the Mental Health Commitment Act (Sec. 2).
Establishes that any person taken into emergency protective custody shall be admitted to a medical facility unless such person has a prior conviction of a sex offense listed (Sec. 2).
Requires any person taken into emergency protective custody who has a prior conviction of sex offense to be admitted to jail or Department of Correctional Services facility (Sec. 2).
Requires law enforcement officers under tribal law to provide documentation of their identity upon admission to a facility (Sec. 2).
Establishes that if the tribal court reveals that a subject within Indian country is mentally ill and dangerous pursuant to tribal law, the tribal court may order the subject committed to the treatment at a facility (Sec. 10).
Authorizes the sheriff or other law enforcement agencies to enter into a contract with the tribe for reimbursement for reasonable costs (Sec. 12).
Title: Establishes Recognition and Tribal Mental Health and Dangerous Sex Offender Commitment Orders