Indiana § 12-27-2-3 - Exercise of constitutional, statutory, and civil rights; rights denied or limited by adjudication or finding of mental incompetency; voidable acts not validated
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§ 12-27-2-3. Exercise of constitutional, statutory, and civil rights; rights denied or limited by adjudication or finding of mental incompetency; voidable acts not validated
Sec. 3. (a) A patient is entitled to exercise the patient's constitutional, statutory, and civil rights except for those rights that have been denied or limited by an adjudication or finding of mental incompetency in a guardianship or other civil proceeding.
(b) This section does not validate the otherwise voidable act of an individual who was:
(1) mentally incompetent at the time of the act; and
(2) not judicially declared to be mentally incompetent.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-1.6-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.21.
IC 12-27-3Chapter 3. Conditional Rights of Patients in Residential Settings
12-27-3-1Reasonable means of communication defined 12-27-3-2Rights additional to those recognized in IC 12-27-2 12-27-3-3Conditional rights 12-27-3-4Denial or limitation of rights 12-27-3-5Notice of denial or limitation of rights
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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