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Ark. Code Ann. § 20-49-202

Petition

Acts 1971, No. 433, ch. 5, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 59-501.

(1) A guardian, in the case of an adult who is an alleged incompetent person, or a parent or guardian, in the case of a minor who is an alleged incompetent person, may petition the court for the sterilization, under this chapter, of an alleged incompetent.

(2) The petition shall state and allege the following: The name, age, sex, residence, and post office address of the alleged incompetent person;

(3) The name, residence, and post office address of any guardians of the person who is an alleged incompetent person;

(4) The names and addresses, so far as known or can reasonably be ascertained, of the persons most closely related to the alleged incompetent by blood or marriage;

(5) The name and address of any person or institution having the care and custody of the alleged incompetent person; and

(6) That the alleged incompetent person is incompetent, as defined in § 20-49-101(3).

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.