1. (a) The issuance of an assisted outpatient treatment order against a respondent under this subtitle may not be:

   1. (1) The basis for the involuntary admission of the respondent to a facility under this title; or
   2. (2) Used as evidence of incompetency of the respondent.

2. (b) This subtitle may not be construed to abridge or modify any civil right of the respondent, including:

   1. (1) Any civil service ranking or appointment;
   2. (2) The right to apply for voluntary admission to a facility under § 10-609 of this title; and
   3. (3) Any right relating to a license, permit, certification, privilege, or benefit under any law.
3. (c) Any right normally afforded to an individual in a civil or criminal matter shall apply.

Added by Acts 2024, c. 703, § 1, eff. July 1, 2025; Acts 2024, c. 704, § 1, eff. July 1, 2025.