10 GCA § 82402
Jurisdiction; Time for Granting Writ; When Immediate
View official PDF ↗Release Required. Judicial review shall be by the Superior Court. The court shall grant a writ of habeas corpus or order an evidentiary hearing within two
(2)judicial days after the petition is filed. If the court finds that the person requesting release is not, as a result of a mental illness, a danger to others, or to himself, or gravely disabled, the person shall be released immediately; provided, that the court shall not release a gravely disabled individual unless all of the conditions set forth in Section 82301(d) of this Chapter relating to noninstitutional care are satisfied.
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- Amended by P.L. 19-16 § 1 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)
Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.