Minnesota Judicial Branch

The Mental Health / Civil Commitment area of the Probate Court Division is responsible for committing people to treatment centers. Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 253B governs this process. 

There are six types of civil commitment proceedings: 

1. Mentally Ill persons (MI) – Persons who are mentally ill and as a result pose a danger to themselves or others;

2. Developmentally Disabled persons (DD) - Persons who are developmentally disabled and as a result pose a danger to themselves or others;

3. Chemically Dependent persons (CD) - Persons who are chemically dependent, unable to manage personal affairs, and as a result, pose a danger to themselves or others; 

4. Persons Mentally Ill and Dangerous to the Public (MI&D) – Persons who are mentally ill and as a result, have caused or intended to cause serious physical harm to another and are likely to take such action in the future;

5. Sexual Psychopathic Personalities (SPP) – Persons who have an utter lack of power to control their sexual impulses as the result of a mental disorder and therefore pose a danger to the public; and 

6. Sexually Dangerous Persons (SDP) – Persons who have a mental disorder who have engaged in and are likely to continue to engage in harmful sexual conduct.