A person committed to a facility under the terms of this article has the right to appeal to a court having jurisdiction for review of the evidence under which the person was committed. The order of commitment must not be stayed pending appeal.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-633; 1952 Code Section 32-633; 1948 (45) 1934; 2011 Act No. 53, Section 1, eff June 14, 2011.

Effect of Amendment

The 2011 amendment, in the first sentence, substituted "A person committed to a facility" for "Any person committed to a sanitorium" and "has the right" for "shall have the right"; added the second sentence; and made other gender-neutralizing and nonsubstantive changes.