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2016 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 32A - Children's Code
Article 6A - Children's Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
Section 32A-6A-5 - Competence.
NM Stat § 32A-6A-5 (2016) What's This?
32A-6A-5. Competence.
The fact that a child has received treatment or habilitation services or has been accepted at or admitted to a hospital or institutional facility shall not constitute a sufficient basis for a finding of incompetence or the denial of a right or benefit of any nature that the child would otherwise have.
History: Laws 2007, ch. 162, 5.
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