TITLE X
PUBLIC HEALTH

CHAPTER 135-C
NEW HAMPSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEM

Involuntary Admissions; General

Section 135-C:22

    135-C:22 Right to Legal Counsel. – The right of a client or a person sought to be admitted to a program or facility to legal counsel prior to and during any judicial hearing conducted under this chapter shall be absolute and unconditional. The right to legal counsel for any client or person sought to be admitted during any judicial proceeding conducted under this chapter shall be waived only if the client or person sought to be admitted makes an informed decision to do so.

Source. 1986, 212:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.