Georgia Code
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 37-4-101. Clients’ Right to Legal Counsel

It shall be the responsibility of the department to see that every client is given the opportunity to secure legal counsel at his own expense to represent him in connection with private, personal, domestic, business, civil, criminal, and all other legal matters in which he may be involved during habilitation in a facility.
History. Code 1933, § 88-2503.15, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1826, § 1.
Cross references.
Right to legal counsel generally, U.S. Const., amend. 6, and Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. XI.

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Title 37 - Mental Health

Chapter 4 - Habilitation of the Developmentally Disabled Generally

Article 5 - Rights and Privileges of Developmentally Disabled Persons Undergoing Habilitation, Their Representatives, etc., Generally

Part 1 - General Provisions

§ 37-4-100. Retention of Rights and Privileges by Clients Generally; Right to Due Process

§ 37-4-101. Clients’ Right to Legal Counsel

§ 37-4-102. Right of Clients to Communicate With Persons Outside Facility and to Receive Visitors; Treatment of Client Correspondence; Establishment of Regulations Governing Visitation and Telephone Usage

§ 37-4-103. Clients’ Rights in Regard to Personal Effects; Liability of Facility’s Employees and Staff Members for Loss of or Damage to Clients’ Personal Effects

§ 37-4-104. Clients’ Right to Vote

§ 37-4-105. Employment of Clients Outside Facilities

§ 37-4-106. Education of Children Who Are Clients

§ 37-4-107. Appointment of Client Representatives and Guardians Ad Litem; Notification Provisions; Duration and Scope of Guardianship Ad Litem

§ 37-4-108. Right of Clients or Representatives to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and for Judicial Protection of Rights and Privileges Granted by Chapter

§ 37-4-109. Establishment of Patients and Staff Complaint Procedure; Final Decisionmakers; Right of Administrative Appeal; Complaint Procedures as Alternative to Legal Remedies

§ 37-4-110. [Effective Until July 1, 2023. See note.] Appeal Rights of Clients, Their Representatives, or Attorneys; Payment of Costs of Appeal; Right of Client to Subsequent Appeal and to Legal Counsel on Appeal

§ 37-4-110. [Effective July 1, 2023. See note.] Appeal Rights of Clients, Their Representatives, or Attorneys; Payment of Costs of Appeal; Right of Client to Subsequent Appeal and to Legal Counsel on Appeal