Right to Counsel

Section 690.1360  Right to Counsel a) Persons who are or are about to be ordered to be isolated or quarantined and owners of places that are or are about to be closed and made off limits to the public shall have the right to counsel .  (Section 2(c) of the Act) b) If a person or owner is indigent, the court shall appoint counsel for that person or owner .  (Section 2(c) of the Act) c)         The Department or certified local health department may petition the court to allow alternate communication between the affected groups or persons and their representative for the court hearing and occasions outside the court hearing, depending on the mode of transmission of the disease.