Section 13-704 – Authority of Court

    (a)    The court may:         (1)    Superintend and direct the care of a disabled person;         (2)    Appoint a guardian of the person; and         (3)    Pass orders and decrees respecting the person as seems proper, including an order directing the disabled person to be sent to a hospital.     (b)    Procedures in these cases shall be as prescribed by the Maryland Rules and […]

Section 13-705 – Appointment of Guardian of Disabled Person

    (a)    On petition and after any notice or hearing prescribed by law or the Maryland Rules, a court may appoint a guardian of the person of a disabled person.     (b)    A guardian of the person shall be appointed if the court determines from clear and convincing evidence that:         (1)    A person lacks sufficient understanding or capacity to make […]

Section 13-706 – Effect of Adjudication of Disability and Appointment of Guardian

    (a)    An adjudication of a disability for purposes of appointing a guardian of a person may not be the basis for commitment of the disabled person to a mental institution.     (b)    Appointment of a guardian of the person:         (1)    Is not evidence of incompetency of the disabled person; and         (2)    Does not modify any civil right of the disabled […]

Section 13-707 – Persons Entitled to Appointment

    (a)    Persons are entitled to appointment as guardian of the person according to the following priorities:         (1)    A person, agency, or corporation nominated by the disabled person if the disabled person was 16 years old or older when the disabled person signed the designation and, in the opinion of the court, the disabled person had sufficient mental […]

Section 13-708 – Rights, Duties, and Powers of Guardian

    (a)    (1)    The court may grant to a guardian of a person only those powers necessary to provide for the demonstrated need of the disabled person.         (2)    (i)    The court may appoint a guardian of the person of a disabled person for the limited purpose of making one or more decisions related to the health care of that person. […]

Section 13-709 – Emergency Protective Services

    (a)    (1)    A law enforcement officer shall transport an adult to an appropriate medical facility, which shall immediately notify the next of kin and the director, when, from personal observation of the officer, it appears probable that:             (i)    The adult will suffer immediate and serious physical injury or death if not immediately placed in a health care facility; […]

Section 13-710 – Immunity From Civil Liability or Criminal Penalty

    (a)    Any person filing a petition, participating in the making of a good–faith report, or participating in an investigation or in a judicial proceeding resulting therefrom, pursuant to § 13–705 or § 13–709 of this subtitle or Title 14, Subtitle 3 of the Family Law Article, shall have the immunity from civil liability or criminal penalty […]