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Florida Attorney General Reports
Decided November 19, 1975Published
1Opinion of the Court
QUESTION: May a petition for the involuntary treatment of a person who refuses to be examined by a licensed physician for alcoholism under s. 396.102, F.S. (1974 Supp.), be submitted to, and considered by, the circuit court?
SUMMARY: Under s. 396.102, F.S. (1974 Supp.), providing for the involuntary treatment of alcoholics, the refusal of a person to be examined by a physician does not prevent proper parties from submitting a petition for the involuntary treatment of that person, nor does such refusal prevent the circuit court from considering and acting upon the petition. Your request arises…
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- Miller v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
- Florida Jai Alai, Inc. v. LAKE HOWELL WATER & R. DIST.Supreme Court of Florida · 1973
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