MENTAL HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 258 of 1974
LEGAL COMPETENCE


330.1540 Legal competence; presumption; effect of prior commitment.

Sec. 540.

    (1) A determination that an individual meets the criteria for treatment, a court order directing that an individual be admitted to a facility or receive alternative care and treatment, or any form of admission to a private facility does not give rise to a presumption of, constitute a finding of, or operate as an adjudication of legal incompetence.
    (2) An order of commitment under any previous statute of this state does not, in the absence of a concomitant appointment of a guardian, constitute a finding of or operate as an adjudication of legal incompetence.


History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Nov. 6, 1974 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 596, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019





330.1541 Individuals entitled to copies of MCL 330.1540.

Sec. 541.

    An individual admitted to a facility shall at the time of admission receive a copy of section 540. An individual discharged from a facility shall receive a copy of section 540 upon request.


History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Nov. 6, 1974 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 596, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019




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