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Ark. Code Ann. § 20-64-817

Statement of rights

Acts 1989 (3rd Ex

Every petition for involuntary commitment shall include or contain as an attachment the following statement of rights:

(1) That the person has the right to effective assistance of counsel, including the right to a court-appointed attorney;

(2) That the person and his or her attorney have the right to be present at all significant stages of the proceedings and at all hearings, except that no attorney shall be entitled to be present upon examination of the person by the treatment staff for the purpose of evaluation or treatment;

(3) That the person has the right to present evidence in his or her own behalf and cross-examine witnesses who testify against him or her;

(4) That the person has the right to remain silent; and

(5) That the person has a right to view and copy all petitions, reports, and documents contained in the court file.

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.