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<section article="get" article_name="Estates and Trusts" number="13-706" title_number="13" title_name="Protection of Minors, Disabled Persons, Susceptible Adults, and Older Adults" subtitle_number="7">
  <level label="a">
    <text>An adjudication of a disability for purposes of appointing a guardian of a person may not be the basis for commitment of the disabled person to a mental institution.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Appointment of a guardian of the person:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Is not evidence of incompetency of the disabled person; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Does not modify any civil right of the disabled person unless the court orders, including any civil service ranking, appointment, the right to apply for voluntary admission to a facility under § 10–611 of the Health – General Article, and rights relating to licensure, permit, privilege, or benefit under any law.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
