Nevada § 435.127 Involuntary admission: Evidence; rights of person

Nevada Statutes

§ 435.127 — Involuntary admission: Evidence; rights of person

Nevada § 435.127

Title 39MENTAL HEALTH

Ch. 435Persons

INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY CENTERS

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 435.127 (2026).

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In proceedings for involuntary admission of a person to an intellectual and developmental disability center:

1.The court shall hear and consider all relevant evidence, including the certificate, signed by a physician or licensed psychologist, which accompanied the petition and the testimony of persons who conducted examinations or evaluations ordered by the court after the petition was filed.

2.The person must be present and has the right to testify, unless the physician or licensed psychologist who signed the certificate, or who examined the person as ordered by the court, is present and testifies that the person is so severely disabled that he or she is unable to be present.

3.The person may obtain independent evaluation and expert opinion at his or her own expense, and may summon oth

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In proceedings for involuntary admission of a person to an intellectual and developmental disability center:
1. The court shall hear and consider all relevant evidence, including the certificate, signed by a physician or licensed psychologist, which accompanied the petition and the testimony of persons who conducted examinations or evaluations ordered by the court after the petition was filed.
2. The person must be present and has the right to testify, unless the physician or licensed psychologist who signed the certificate, or who examined the person as ordered by the court, is present and testifies that the person is so severely disabled that he or she is unable to be present.
3. The person may obtain independent evaluation and expert opinion at his or her own expense, and may summon other witnesses.