MENTAL HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 258 of 1974
LEGAL COMPETENCE
330.1489 Legal competence; presumption; effect of prior commitment.Sec. 489.
(1) No determination that a person requires treatment, no order of court authorizing hospitalization or assisted outpatient treatment, nor any form of admission to a hospital gives rise to a presumption of, constitutes a finding of, or operates as an adjudication of legal incompetence.
(2) No order of commitment under any previous statute of this state, in the absence of a concomitant appointment of a guardian, constitutes a finding of or operates as an adjudication of legal incompetence.
History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Nov. 6, 1974
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Am. 2018, Act 593, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019
330.1490 Persons entitled to copies of MCL 330.1489.
Sec. 490.
Individuals receiving involuntary mental health treatment under this chapter shall receive a copy of section 489 upon the commencement of involuntary mental health treatment. An individual discharged from a hospital shall receive a copy of section 489 upon request.
History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Nov. 6, 1974
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Am. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
330.1491-330.1497 Repealed. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996.
Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to legal competency.
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