Section 330.1540 - Legal competence; presumption; effect of prior commitment.
MENTAL HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 258 of 1974
330.1540 Legal competence; presumption; effect of prior commitment.
Sec. 540.
(1) A determination that an individual meets the criteria for judicial admission, a court order directing that an individual be admitted to a center or receive alternative care and treatment, or any form of admission to a private facility shall 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 shall 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