RULE 4.2
AUTHORIZATION FOR APPREHENSION AND DETENTION
At the time of taking any person into custody for failure to adhere to
the terms and conditions of release under RCW 71.05.340 or of an
alternative treatment under RCW 71.05.320, an authorization for
apprehension and detention shall be served upon the person. The
authorization for apprehension and detention shall include:
(a) The name of the person taken into custody;
(b) A statement that it is issued pursuant to the suspension of
conditional release or alternative treatment;
(c) The date on which the order of commitment or order for alternative
treatment was entered and the number of days, if any, for which the person
was ordered committed.
(d) The authorization shall be in substantially the following form:
TO: ANY PEACE OFFICER OR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
You are authorized to take or cause to be taken (name of person) into
custody and place such person in (name and location of evaluation and
treatment facility) for detention pursuant to ___ RCW 71.05.340 (suspension
of conditional release) or ___ RCW 71.05.320 (suspension of alternative
treatment). The named person was ___ conditionally released from an order
of commitment or ___ originally placed on alternative treatment, the
conditions of which have been violated. The named person's commitment to
inpatient treatment or alternative treatment was originally ordered for
(number) days by (name of court) on (date).
Date: ___________________ (signed) _______________________________
___ Secretary, Department of Social and
Health Services, State of Washington,
or His Designee,
___ Mental Health Professional
(name) County, Washington
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