§ 122C-203. Admission or commitment and incompetency proceedings to have no effect on one another. - North Carolina Statutes

§122C‑203.  Admission or commitment and incompetency proceedings to haveno effect on one another.

The admission or commitment toa facility of an alleged mentally ill individual, an alleged substance abuser,or an alleged mentally retarded or developmentally disabled individual underthe provisions of this Article shall in no way affect incompetency proceedingsas set forth in Chapter 35A or former Chapters 33 or 35 of the General Statutesand incompetency proceedings under those Chapters shall have no effect uponadmission or commitment proceedings under this Article. (1963,c. 1184, s. 1; 1985, c. 589, s. 2; 1989, c. 625, s. 21; 1989 (Reg. Sess.,1990), c. 1024, s. 26(b).)