Sec. 489.
(1) No determination that a person requires treatment, no order of court authorizing hospitalization or assisted outpatient treatment, nor any form of admission to a hospital gives rise to a presumption of, constitutes a finding of, or operates as an adjudication of legal incompetence.
(2) No order of commitment under any previous statute of this state, in the absence of a concomitant appointment of a guardian, constitutes a finding of or operates as an adjudication of legal incompetence.
History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Nov. 6, 1974 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 593, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 330 - Mental Health Code
Act 258 of 1974 - Mental Health Code (330.1001 - 330.2106)
258-1974-4-LEGAL-COMPETENCE - Legal Competence (330.1489...330.1497)
Section 330.1489 - Legal Competence; Presumption; Effect of Prior Commitment.
Section 330.1490 - Persons Entitled to Copies of MCL 330.1489.
Section 330.1491-330.1497 - Repealed. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996.