An appointment of the commissioner as public guardian shall not constitute a judicial finding that the person with a developmental disability is legally incompetent except for the restrictions that the public guardianship places on the person subject to public guardianship. The appointment of a public guardian shall not deprive the person subject to public guardianship of the right to vote.
Minn. Stat. § 252A.12
APPOINTMENT OF PUBLIC GUARDIAN NOT A FINDING OF INCOMPETENCY.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In Re Public Conservatorship of Foster (1995)
Most recently applied in In Re Public Conservatorship of Foster (October 1995)
1975 c 208 s 12; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2017 c 40 art 1 s 121; 2021 c 30 art 13 s 37
Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.