In re Ingram

WHICHARD, Judge.

Respondent contends the court erred in denying her motion to dismiss on the ground that the petition was not duly sworn. We agree.

The space for the certifying officer’s signature on the form “Petition for Involuntary Commitment” is blank. G.S. 122-58.3(a) provides that a person with “knowledge of a mentally ill . . . person who is dangerous to himself or others” may “execute an affidavit to this effect” which “shall include the facts on which the affiant’s opinion is based.” An affidavit is “ ‘[a] written or printed declaration or statement of facts, made voluntarily, and…