Case Name: In the Matter of M. L. N., A Person Alleged to have a Mental Illness. STATE OF OREGON, Respondent, v. M. L. N., Appellant
Court: Oregon Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Oregon
Decision Date: 2016-04-06
Citations: 277 Or. App. 390
Docket Number: M1507009; A160083
Parties: In the Matter of M. L. N., A Person Alleged to have a Mental Illness. STATE OF OREGON, Respondent, v. M. L. N., Appellant.
Judges: Before Ortega, Presiding Judge, and Lagesen, Judge, and Garrett, Judge.
Reporter: Oregon Reports, Court of Appeals
Volume: 277
Pages: 390–391

Head Matter:
Submitted February 5,
reversed April 6, 2016
In the Matter of M. L. N., A Person Alleged to have a Mental Illness. STATE OF OREGON, Respondent, v. M. L. N., Appellant.
Clackamas County Circuit Court
M1507009; A160083
370 P3d 1274
Gay Canaday filed the brief for appellant.
Ellen F. Rosenblum, Attorney General, Paul L. Smith, Deputy Solicitor General, Rebecca M. Auten, Assistant Attorney General, filed the brief for respondent.
Before Ortega, Presiding Judge, and Lagesen, Judge, and Garrett, Judge.
PER CURIAM

Opinion:
PER CURIAM
Appellant seeks reversal of an order that, under ORS 426.130(1)(a)(C), committed her to the Oregon Health Authority for a period not to exceed 180 days based on the trial court's determination that, because of a mental disorder, she was unable to provide for her basic personal needs. Former ORS 426.005(1)(e)(B) (2013), amended by Or Laws 2015, ch 461, § 1, renumbered as ORS 426.005(1)(f)(B) ("'Person with mental illness' means a person who, because of a mental disorder, is [u] nable to provide for basic personal needs and is not receiving such care as is necessary for health and safety."). Appellant asserts, and the state concedes, that the evidence was insufficient to support the court's determination. ORS 426.130(1)(a); see State v. D. M., 245 Or App 466, 470, 263 P3d 1086 (2011) ("In order to civilly commit a person, the state must prove, by clear and convincing evidence, that the person is mentally ill."). We agree, accept the state's concession, and reverse.
Reversed.
ORS 426.005(1)(f)(B) now provides that, because of a mental disorder, a person is "[u] nable to provide for basic personal needs that are necessary to avoid serious physical harm in the near future, and is not receiving such care as is necessary to avoid such harm" (Emphasis added.)