59 Ill. Adm. Code 350.100
Authority and Purpose
Section 350
Section 350.100Â Authority
and Purpose
a)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Authority
The Legal
Advocacy Service is a division of the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission and
is statutorily charged with the duty to
make available legal counsel to
persons with disabilities in judicial proceedings arising out of the Mental
Health and Developmental Disabilities Code
, or related laws, local, State, or
federal. [20 ILCS 3955/10]Â The Guardianship and Advocacy Act [20 ILCS 3955]
(the Act) further charges that the Commission shall evaluate an eligible
person's ability to pay for legal advocacy services received and charge fees
for those services.
b)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Purpose
The purpose of
this Part is to establish the procedures to be used in assessing fees for legal
advocacy services.