Persons suffering from mental illness or chemical dependency have the right to be represented by counsel when involuntarily committed to the Office of Mental Health pursuant to Sections 44-17-530 and 44-52-110.

HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 127, SECTION 1.

Code Commissioner's Note

At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.