An appeal from any judgment or order in any civil commitment or other proceeding wherein the appellant would be entitled to the appointment of counsel on appeal if indigent shall be initiated by the filing of a notice of appeal in conformity with the requirements of Section 1240.1 of the Penal Code.
(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1385. Note: Termination clause in Sec. 3.5 of Ch. 1385 was deleted by Stats. 1980, Ch. 369.)