1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 432B.6076 and 432B.6077, if the district court finds, after proceedings for the involuntary court-ordered admission of a person:

(a) That there is not clear and convincing evidence that the person with respect to whom the hearing was held is a person in a mental health crisis, the court shall enter its finding to that effect and the person must not be involuntarily admitted to a public or private mental health facility or to a program of community-based or outpatient services. If the person has been admitted to a public or private mental health facility or hospital pursuant to NRS 433A.160, the court must issue a written order requiring the facility or hospital to release the person not later than 24 hours after the court issues the order, unless the person applies for admission as a voluntary consumer pursuant to NRS 433A.140.

(b) That there is clear and convincing evidence that the person with respect to whom the hearing was held is a person in a mental health crisis, the court may order the involuntary admission of the person for the most appropriate course of treatment, including, without limitation, admission to a public or private mental health facility or participation in a program of community-based or outpatient services. The order of the court must be interlocutory and must not become final if, within 30 days after the involuntary admission, the person is unconditionally released pursuant to NRS 433A.390.

2. If the district court finds, after proceedings for the involuntary court-ordered admission of a defendant in a criminal proceeding pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 433A.200:

(a) That there is not clear and convincing evidence that the defendant with respect to whom the hearing was held is a person in a mental health crisis, the court shall enter its finding to that effect and the person must not be involuntarily admitted to a program of community-based or outpatient services.

(b) That there is clear and convincing evidence that the defendant with respect to whom the hearing was held is a person in a mental health crisis, except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the court shall order the involuntary admission of the defendant for participation in a program of community-based or outpatient services and suspend further proceedings in the criminal proceeding against the defendant until the defendant completes or is removed from the program. If the offense allegedly committed by the defendant is a category A or B felony or involved the use or threatened use of force or violence, the court may not order the involuntary admission of the defendant for participation in a program pursuant to this paragraph unless the prosecuting attorney stipulates to the assignment. The order of the court must be interlocutory and must not become final if, within 30 days after the involuntary admission, the person is unconditionally released pursuant to NRS 433A.390. If the defendant successfully completes a program of community-based or outpatient services to the satisfaction of the court, the court shall dismiss the criminal charges against the defendant with prejudice.

3. If, pursuant to NRS 176A.400, the district court issues an order granting probation to a defendant in a criminal proceeding with a condition that the defendant submit to mental health treatment and comply with instructions, admission to a program of community-based or outpatient services may be used to satisfy such a condition if the Division makes a clinical determination that placement in a program of community-based or outpatient services is appropriate.

4. A court shall not admit a person to a program of community-based or outpatient services unless:

(a) A program of community-based or outpatient services is available in the community in which the person resides or is otherwise made available to the person;

(b) The person is 18 years of age or older;

(c) The person has a history of noncompliance with treatment for mental illness;

(d) The person is capable of surviving safely in the community in which he or she resides with available supervision;

(e) The court determines that, based on the person’s history of treatment for mental illness, the person needs to be admitted to a program of community-based or outpatient services to prevent further disability or deterioration of the person which presents a substantial likelihood of serious harm to himself or herself or others, as determined pursuant to NRS 433A.0195;

(f) The current mental status of the person or the nature of the person’s illness limits or negates his or her ability to make an informed decision to seek treatment for mental illness voluntarily or to comply with recommended treatment for mental illness;

(g) The program of community-based or outpatient services is the least restrictive treatment which is in the best interest of the person; and

(h) The court has approved a plan of treatment developed for the person pursuant to NRS 433A.315.

5. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 432B.608, an involuntary admission pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 or paragraph (b) of subsection 2 automatically expires at the end of 6 months if not terminated previously by the medical director of the public or private mental health facility as provided for in subsection 2 of NRS 433A.390 or by the professional responsible for providing or coordinating the program of community-based or outpatient services as provided for in subsection 3 of NRS 433A.390. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 432B.608, at the end of the court-ordered period of treatment, the Division, any mental health facility that is not operated by the Division or a program of community-based or outpatient services may petition to renew the involuntary admission of the person for additional periods not to exceed 6 months each. For each renewal, the petition must include evidence which meets the same standard set forth in subsection 1 or 2 that was required for the initial period of admission of the person to a public or private mental health facility or to a program of community-based or outpatient services.

6. Before issuing an order for involuntary admission or a renewal thereof, the court shall explore other alternative courses of treatment within the least restrictive appropriate environment, including involuntary admission to a program of community-based or outpatient services, as suggested by the evaluation team who evaluated the person, or other persons professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health, which the court believes may be in the best interests of the person.

7. If the court issues an order involuntarily admitting a person to a public or private mental health facility or to a program of community-based or outpatient services pursuant to this section, the court shall, notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 433A.715, cause, within 5 business days after the order becomes final pursuant to this section, on a form prescribed by the Department of Public Safety, a record of the order to be transmitted to:

(a) The Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History, along with a statement indicating that the record is being transmitted for inclusion in each appropriate database of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; and

(b) Each law enforcement agency of this State with which the court has entered into an agreement for such transmission, along with a statement indicating that the record is being transmitted for inclusion in each of this State’s appropriate databases of information relating to crimes.

8. As used in this section, “National Instant Criminal Background Check System” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 179A.062.

(Added to NRS by 1975, 1606; A 1981, 1134; 1983, 508; 1989, 1761; 1993, 2115; 2001, 3046; 2005, 1323; 2009, 2491; 2013, 3492; 2015, 1815; 2017, 1646, 3006)