Additional Rights

Sec. 592.021. ADDITIONAL RIGHTS. Each person with an intellectual disability has the right to: (1) presumption of competency; (2) due process in guardianship proceedings; and (3) fair compensation for the person's labor for the economic benefit of another, regardless of any direct or incidental therapeutic value to the person. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1412, eff. April 2, 2015. SUBCHAPTER C. RIGHTS OF CLIENTS