§43A-8-107.

§43A-8-107.
   
   When a private hospital or institution has a mentally ill person leave
   without permission, or to escape, the person in charge of the private
   hospital or institution shall immediately notify the attending
   physician and, in the case of a committed patient, the committing
   court. In the case of a committed patient, the attending physician
   shall in turn immediately notify the petitioner, relative or guardian
   who obtained the commitment to the private hospital or institution. It
   shall be the responsibility of the petitioner, relative, or guardian
   who obtained his commitment to return the patient to the hospital or
   institution and, in the event of their failure to return the escaped
   patient, then it shall be the responsibility and duty of the sheriff
   of the county wherein the patient is present to apprehend the patient
   and return him to the private hospital or institution. The county
   shall reimburse said officers for necessary travel expenses as
   provided by law.