(20 ILCS 301/25-15)
Sec. 25-15. Emergency treatment.
(a) An intoxicated person may come voluntarily to a treatment facility for emergency treatment. A person who appears to be intoxicated in a public place and who may be a danger to himself or others may be assisted to his home, a treatment facility or other health facility either directly by the police or through an intermediary person.
(b) A person who appears to be unconscious or in immediate need of emergency medical services while in a public place and who shows symptoms of impairment brought on by alcoholism or other drug abuse or dependency may be taken into protective custody by the police and forthwith brought to an emergency medical service. A person who is otherwise incapacitated while in a public place and who shows symptoms of alcoholism or other drug abuse or dependency may be taken into custody and forthwith brought to a facility available for detoxification. The police in detaining the person shall take him into protective custody only, which shall not constitute an arrest. No entry or other record shall be made to indicate that the person has been arrested or charged with a crime. The detaining officer may take reasonable steps to protect himself from harm.
(Source: P.A. 88-80.)
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