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§ 43-1-4 NMSA 1978

Legal representation of clients

Known as the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code

The act spans §§ 43–43 (24 sections).

1953 Comp., § 34-2A-3, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 279, § 3; 1978, ch. 161, § 2; 2007, ch. 46, § 43.

A. Clients shall be represented by counsel at all proceedings under the code and shall be entitled to obtain advice of counsel at any time regarding their status under the code.

B. The court shall appoint counsel to represent a client who has not retained counsel and is unable to do so. When appointing counsel, the court shall give preference to nonprofit organizations offering representation to persons with a mental illness or a developmental disability. A client shall be liable for the cost of legal representation unless the client is indigent.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.