§ 3-208

Illinois § 3-208

• Jurisdiction: Illinois
• Topic: HEALTH AND SAFETY
• Ch. 405: MENTAL HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
• Act 405 ILCS 5/: Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.
• Art.: Chapter III - Admission, Transfer And Discharge Procedures For The Mentally Ill

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Whenever a petition has been executed pursuant to Section 3-507, 3-601 or 3-701, and prior to this examination for the purpose of certification of a person 12 or over, the person conducting this examination shall inform the person being examined in a simple comprehensible manner of the purpose of the examination; that he does not have to talk to the examiner; and that any statements he makes may be disclosed at a court hearing on the issue of whether he is subject to involuntary admission. If the person being examined has not been so informed, the examiner shall not be permitted to testify at any subsequent court hearing concerning the respondent's admission.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 91-726, eff. 6-2-00.)