Does a 72 hour hold in the facility constitute committed?

Utah

What is the proper definition "Anyone who has been adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to a mental institution."? Does a 72 hour hold in the facility constitute committed? Ok, my mother signed paperwork to have me evaluated in a mental institution because she thought I was suicidal that was on a Friday afternoon held over the weekend; on Monday morning I spoke with the psychiatrist and minutes later was release.
I don’t recall all of the details but I was not ordered to go and get further treatment.
This incident happened 13 years ago, I went to a local gun store and tried to purchase a gun and was denied. Apparently my name and social security number was on the NICS system, supposedly that I was mentally ill, but this information was entered and reported by a different State from where the incident happened. The name that came up with a middle name which I don’t have, and I have had issues with this name in California before in the past.

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Those holds do apply at least as to reporting, but if need be get legal counsel and they can help you resolve that.

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

Utah

What is the proper definition "Anyone who has been adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to a mental institution."? Does a 72 hour hold in the facility constitute committed? Ok, my mother signed paperwork to have me evaluated in a mental institution because she thought I was suicidal that was on a Friday afternoon held over the weekend; on Monday morning I spoke with the psychiatrist and minutes later was release.
I don’t recall all of the details but I was not ordered to go and get further treatment.
This incident happened 13 years ago, I went to a local gun store and tried to purchase a gun and was denied. Apparently my name and social security number was on the NICS system, supposedly that I was mentally ill, but this information was entered and reported by a different State from where the incident happened. The name that came up with a middle name which I don’t have, and I have had issues with this name in California before in the past.

The 72 hour hold facility is just that. Its been deemed a holding facility up to 72 hours based of its size and facility conditions. Most small, and some large departments have a 72hour holding facility which can be used to hold anyone up to 3 days. Does not mean its for suspected mental people, although they may use it to detain you until they got you the right help if they so thought.

Is it a disqualifier for gun purchase according to Federal Law?

I think it might be a mistake identity or this individual is using my social security number. I would think that if this reporting is because of the 13 years old incident, it should have been reported by my home state. Not a state that I have never been too. I have been ask to fill out a VAF and submitted to the FBI for research.
Is this possible that a different state report something like this from a state?