Clients shall retain all rights and privileges granted other persons or citizens. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no person who is receiving or has received services for a developmental disability shall be deprived of any civil, political, personal, or property rights or be considered legally incompetent for any purpose without due process of law.
(Code 1933, § 88-2503.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1826, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 3-7/HB 228.)
Cross references.- Rights of persons generally, T. 1, C. 2.
Capacity of mentally retarded persons to enter into contracts, § 13-3-24.
Sterilization of mentally incompetent persons, § 31-20-3.
Testamentary capacity, § 53-4-10 et seq.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR.
- Criminal responsibility for physical measures undertaken in connection with treatment of mentally disordered patient, 99 A.L.R.3d 854.