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The personnel of the receiving center shall assure that the person does not leave the center until forty-eight hours have passed or until he or she is no longer incapacitated by liquor, whichever is sooner, and shall use such reasonable security measures necessary for the protection of patients or personnel, including the right to use reasonable force when necessary to protect personnel. The taking of the person to the receiving center is not an arrest and no record shall be made thereof to indicate the person is guilty of any crime. In carrying out this chapter, the police and personnel of the receiving center shall not be individually liable either civilly or criminally for acts taken in good faith to carry out this chapter. (Ord. M-1458 §5, 1973)