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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1981.

Approved May 12, 1981.

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(House Bill 850)

AN ACT concerning

Appointment of Attorneys in Protective Proceedings

FOR the purpose of requiring the court to appoint an
attorney in protective proceedings for the alleged
disabled person unless the alleged disabled person has
counsel of his own choice.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

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Section 13-211

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1974 Volume and 1980 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

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13-211.

(A)  There shall be no jury trial in protective
proceedings. Procedures for notice to interested persons,
the forms of petitions, and the conduct of and requirements
at hearings are as provided in the Maryland Rules.

(B)  UNLESS THE ALLEGED DISABLED PERSON HAS COUNSEL OF
HIS OWN CHOICE, THE COURT SHALL APPOINT AN ATTORNEY TO
REPRESENT HIM IN THE PROCEEDING. IF THE PERSON IS INDIGENT,
THE STATE SHALL PAY A REASONABLE ATTORNEY'S FEE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1981.

Approved May 12, 1981.

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