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Team reviews Baker Act

12/14/06 Florida Times-Union—Each year thousands of people are involuntarily committed in Jacksonville under the Baker Act, the law that covers people considered a threat to themselves or others. They can be held against their will for three days.
http://www.jacksonville.com/
Date
December 14, 2006
State
Florida
Source
Florida Times-Union


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