COMMITMENT OF MENTAL INCOMPETENTS


14 Pa. D. & C. 2d 618 (1958)

Commitment of Mental Incompetents

Common Pleas Court of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

March 18, 1958.


JOSEPH L. COHEN, Deputy Attorney General, and THOMAS D. McBRIDE, Attorney General, March 18, 1958.

You have requested an opinion regarding the authority of your department to petition for the commitment of alleged mental incompetents, who are either receiving assistance or have made application therefor. Specifically, you desire to know whether an employe of your department who is familiar with the facts regarding the person sought to be committed may petition the...

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