202B.210 Right to counsel. - Kentucky Statutes

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202B.210 Right to counsel. Upon the filing of a petition for involuntary admission pursuant to KRS 202B.045, the
court shall appoint an attorney to represent the respondent with the appointment and
representation to continue unless the respondent retains private counsel. The appointed
attorney shall be forthwith notified by the clerk of the allegations in the petition and the
date and purpose of the preliminary hearing. When it is necessary to appoint counsel, the
District Court shall endeavor to appoint private counsel, if available, to represent
respondents, from a list of attorneys who have volunteered to represent such respondents.
The list shall be maintained by the District Court clerk. Private counsel appointed by the
court shall be compensated in the manner set forth in KRS 620.100(1)(a). If no other
method of appointing counsel for the respondent is available, the respondent shall be
represented by the public advocate pursuant to KRS Chapter 31. Effective: July 13, 1990
History: Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 147, sec. 20, effective July 13, 1990.