1. An attorney shall be appointed to represent the respondent in all judicial proceedings under this chapter, including appeal, unless relieved by the courts for good cause shown.

2. The attorneys shall personally contact the respondent within two days of the appointment and meet with the respondent in person as soon as is reasonably possible after the appointment to advise the respondent regarding the proceedings.

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 632.450

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020

3. The attorney shall fully advise the respondent, if the respondent is not fully discharged by the courts, of the right to appeal and regarding the respondent’s rights and interests after detention.

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