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2013 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 44 - Health
CHAPTER 22 - RIGHTS OF MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS
SECTION 44-22-30. Right to counsel for involuntarily committed persons suffering from mental illness or chemical dependency.
SC Code § 44-22-30 (2013) What's This?
Persons suffering from mental illness or chemical dependency have the right to be represented by counsel when involuntarily committed to the department pursuant to Sections 44-17-530 and 44-52-110.
HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 127, Section 1.
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