Alaska Statutes (Last Updated: January 11, 2017) |
Title 47. WELFARE, SOCIAL SERVICES, AND INSTITUTIONS. |
Chapter 47.30. MENTAL HEALTH. |
Article 47.30.10. PATIENT RIGHTS. |
Section 47.30.835. Civil rights not impaired.
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(a) A person may not deny to a person who is undergoing evaluation or treatment under AS 47.30.660 - 47.30.915 a civil right, including but not limited to, the right to free exercise of religion and the right to dispose of property, sue and be sued, enter into contractual relationships, and vote. A person who violates this subsection commits the crime of interference with constitutional rights under AS 11.76.110.
(b) Court-ordered evaluation or treatment under AS 47.30.660 - 47.30.915 is not a determination of legal incapacity under AS 13.26.005 - 13.26.580.
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History
(Sec. 1 ch 84 SLA 1981; am Sec. 77 ch 41 SLA 2009)