In re Mary Ann P.

Docket No. 92777–Agenda 18–September 2002.

In re MARY ANN P. (The People of the State of Illinois,

Appellant, v. Mary Ann P., Appellee).

Opinion filed November 21, 2002.

This appeal concerns the operation of section 2–107.1 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code (Code) (405 ILCS 5/1–100 et seq. (West 2000)). Section 2–107.1 permits the circuit court, upon the filing of a petition and following an evidentiary hearing, to enter an order authorizing the administration of involuntary treatment to a recipient of mental health services. The involuntary treatment involved in this case…