North Carolina General Statutes § 122C-278 Reexamination for capacity to proceed prior to discharge

Whenever a respondent has been committed to either inpatient or outpatient treatment pursuant to this Chapter after having been found incapable of proceeding and referred by the court for civil commitment proceedings, the respondent shall not be discharged from the custody of the hospital or institution or the outpatient commitment case terminated until the respondent has been examined for capacity to proceed and a report filed with the clerk of court pursuant to G.S. 15A-1002. (2013-18, s. 8.)

Sections:  Previous  122C-272  122C-273  122C-274  122C-275  122C-276  122C-276.1  122C-277  122C-278  122C-281  122C-282  122C-283  122C-284  122C-285  122C-286  122C-286.1  Next

Last modified: March 23, 2014