The story
The act (1993) was named after former pastor Hal Strickland Marchman, Jr., (1919–2009), who advocated for services for substance abusers.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Marchman Act
Today it means: To invoke the Marchman Act, i.e., a means of voluntary or involuntary assessment and stabilization and treatment of a person allegedly abusing alcohol or drugs. Full definition →