Unless a patient has been adjudicated incompetent, no patient may be denied the right to: (1) dispose of property, real and personal; (2) execute instruments; (3) make purchases; (4) enter into contractual relationships; (5) hold a driver's license; (6) marry or divorce; (7) be a qualified elector if otherwise qualified. The county board of voter registration in counties with department facilities reasonably shall assist patients who express a desire to vote to: (a) obtain voter registration forms, applications for absentee ballots, and absentee ballots; (b) comply with other requirements which are prerequisite for voting; (c) vote by absentee ballot if necessary. HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 127, Section 1.
South Carolina Legal Code