{"data":{"id":"us-il/20-ilcs-3955-13","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"20 ILCS 3955/13","heading":"","body":"(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-465)\nNothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit an eligible person from being represented by privately retained counsel or from waiving his right to an attorney in proceedings under the \"Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code\", approved by the Eightieth General Assembly, as now or hereafter amended, or as otherwise provided by law. If a Legal Advocacy Service attorney has been appointed by a court and the eligible person secures his own counsel, the court shall discharge the Legal Advocacy Service attorney.\n(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-465)\nNothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit an eligible person from being represented by privately retained counsel or from waiving his right to an attorney in proceedings under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, approved by the Eightieth General Assembly, as now or hereafter amended, or as otherwise provided by law. If a Legal Advocacy attorney has been appointed by a court and the eligible person secures his own counsel or is permitted to self-represent, the court shall discharge the Legal Advocacy attorney.","path":["CHAPTER 20 EXECUTIVE BRANCH","Guardianship and Advocacy Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=405\u0026ChapterID=5\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:16Z","sha256":"7addba67deee92847067668e654ffac2cf003e96f4772fa919e9475f5da093b3","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/20-ilcs-3955-12","next":"us-il/20-ilcs-3955-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}