(20 ILCS 3955/10) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 710)
Sec. 10.
The Legal Advocacy Service shall:
(1) Make available legal counsel to eligible persons in judicial proceedings
arising out of the "Mental Health
and Developmental Disabilities Code", enacted by the Eightieth General Assembly,
as now or hereafter amended,
including but not limited to admission, civil commitment, legal competency
and discharge;
(2) Make available or provide legal counsel and representation to eligible
persons to enforce rights or duties arising
out of any mental health or related laws, local, State or federal.
(Source: P.A. 80-1487.)
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