In Re of the Necessity for the Hospitalization of Dakota K.

OPINION

STOWERS, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Dakota K. 1 appeals a 30-day involuntary psychiatric commitment. Although his appeal is moot, Dakota argues the collateral consequences exception to the mootness doe-trine applies. Under that exception we have presumed collateral consequences from a respondent's first involuntary commitment. In this case the parties dispute whether the State or the respondent has the burden to prove the existence of prior involuntary commitments. We hold that this burden rests on the respondent, who must make some eviden-tiary showing that the commitment was his first in…