213 Mentally Ill and Intoxicated Persons (V7)

Question 1

(2) Professional certificates – A physician, physician assistant, psychiatrist, clinical
psychologist, psychiatric nurse, advanced practice registered nurse under s 464.0123,
mental health counselor, marriage and family therapist, or clinical social worker may
execute a certificate stating they have examined a person within the ______Time_Frame_________ and find the person appears to meet the criteria for involuntary examination
while stating the observations upon which that conclusion is based. [CALEA 41.2.7]

Answer 1

48 hours
b. The procedure for an involuntary examination of a suspected mentally ill person may be
initiated by any one of the following means:

Question 2

When officers are dispatched to a call for service based on a referral from the Veteran’s Crisis
Line (VCL) regarding a mentally ill veteran, what must be notated in the report?

Answer 2

(4) Officers dispatched to a call for service based on a referral from the Veteran’s Crisis
Line (VCL) regarding a mentally ill veteran shall complete the following:
(a) Contact the local supervisor for Veteran Suicide Prevention at (904) 517-2085;
(b) Officers shall leave a message with the name of the veteran receiving assistance,
location of the receiving facility the veteran was delivered to, or any alternative
course of action that may have occurred; and
(c) The notification shall be documented within ARMS.

Question 3

In order for an officer to remove a mental patient from a mental health receiving facility, who must provide their approval?

Answer 3

4. Receiving Facilities [CALEA 1.1.3]
   b. Officers shall not remove any mental patient from a mental health receiving facility
   without the approval of a commanding officer.

Question 4

11. Criminal Charges
    Officers called to assist the mental health facilities during a crisis situation shall provide
    assistance until the crisis has subsided. Only those patients who meet the criteria above
    shall be taken from the facility, with the approval of a ________________________, and booked
    into the Pretrial Detention Facility (PDF).

Answer 4

b. commanding officer

Question 5

Who is responsible for providing and documenting entry-level mental health training to all sworn personnel?

Who is responsible for ensuring entry-level mental health training is provided for all non-sworn personnel during their orientation with the agency?

Answer 5

13. Training [CALEA 41.2.7, CFA 10.16]
    a. It shall be the responsibility of the Training Academy staff to provide and document entry-level mental health training of all sworn personnel. The Human Resources Division shall
    ensure entry-level mental health training is provided for all non-sworn personnel during
    their orientation with the agency.

Question 6

Who is responsible for providing documentation for annual refresher training regarding mental health for sowrn and non-sowrn personnel?

Answer 6

13. Training [CALEA 41.2.7, CFA 10.16]
    b. It shall be the responsibility of the Training Academy staff to provide documented annual
    refresher training regarding mental health for sworn and non-sworn personnel.

Question 7

When a person is being taken into custody under the provisions of the Baker Act, the officer shall immediately do what?

Answer 7

14. Firearms
    a. When a person is being taken into custody under the provisions of the Baker Act, the
    officer shall immediately seize all firearm(s) and/or ammunition in the person’s
    possession. Firearms and/or ammunition seized pursuant to the Baker Act procedure
    must be taken to the Property & Evidence Facility and shall not be considered for thirdparty transfers or be passed to any other person claiming title.

Question 8

When listing seized/surrendered firearm(s) on the signature form, what parts of the firearm should be listed?

Answer 8

14. Firearms
    c. The officer shall list all seized/surrendered firearm(s) (including make, model, serial
    number, and attached accessories), ammunition, and concealed weapon licenses on a
    Form P-0214 (Signature Form) and provide that form to the surrendering party.

Question 9

If an individual is refused admission to Gateway because he/she is disorderly, officers shall
charge the individual with disorderly intoxication per F.S.S. 856.011, and list who as the witness?

Answer 9

h. Intoxicated adults may be charged with disorderly intoxication if their conduct violates
F.S.S. 856.011 which states:
i. If an individual is refused admission to Gateway because he/she is disorderly, officers shall
charge the individual with disorderly intoxication per F.S.S. 856.011. The attendant’s
name refusing to accept the intoxicated individual, along with the address and telephone
number of Gateway, shall be listed in the witness section of the Arrest & Booking Report.