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STATE STANDARDS FOR CIVIL COMMITMENT

ALASKA STAT. § 47.30.735(c). [T]he court may commit the respondent to a treatment facility … if it finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that the respondent is mentally ill and as a result is likely to cause harm to the respondent or others or is gravely disabled. ALASKA STAT. § 47.30.915(12). "likely to cause serious harm" means a ...

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