Need help -- emergency order of detention

[TexasBushwhacker]

6. If a person was held against their will for more than 72

hours without an order from a judge, the facility wouldn't get paid by the state or insurance. It's unlikely that would happen.

Your friend has a right to an attorney. They should ask for one.

The reason an EOD is issued is because law enforcement or someone else observed behavior that made them think the person was a danger to themselves or others. For example, actress Amanda Bynes was picked up on an EOD when she started a fire in a neighbors driveway. The cops could have just arrested her and put her in jail but they didn't because she seemed mentally I'll.

FWIW, I've spent a night in jail and I've been in mental hospitals 5 times. Mental hospitals are a lot nicer.

Google Emergency Order of Detention for you state. Some states have a 72 hour waiting period and some have 48.