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                          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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