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2021 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons
Chapter 12 - Care, Treatment, And Rights Of Patients With Mental Illness
Section 27A-12-1.2 - Commitment not conclusive on competence.
Universal Citation: SD Codified L § 27A-12-1.2 (2021)
27A-12-1.2. Commitment not conclusive on competence.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person may be deemed incompetent to manage his affairs, to contract, to hold professional, occupational, or other licenses, to marry and obtain a divorce, to register and vote, to make a will, or to exercise any other rights or privileges accorded to citizens of South Dakota solely by reason of his detention, admission, or commitment under this title.
Source: SL 1975, ch 181, §44; SDCL Supp, §27-2-6; SL 1991, ch 220, §169; SDCL, §27A-12-5.
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