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"Not even the Oklahoma Supreme Court knows all the law.
On the Oklahoma State Court Network web page http://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=84204,
it states that Title 43A-5-401 is “repealed”, i.e.:
Oklahoma Statutes Citationized
Title 43A. Mental Health
Chapter 1 - Mental Health Law of 1986
Section 5-401 - Repealed by Laws 1997, HB 2024, c. 387, § 11, eff. November 1, 1997
But on the Legislature’s web site, in the listing of Title 43A, it states instead:
§43A-5-401. Repealed by Laws 1997, c. 387, § 11, eff. Nov.
1, 1997.
NOTE: Subsequent to repeal, § 5-401 was amended by Laws
1997, c. 195, § 3 to read as follows:
Where I come from “subsequent” means after. I even have a dictionary or three that agree with me. Isn’t it comforting to know that the Oklahoma Supreme Court can take it upon itself to repeal laws without first declaring them unconstitutional or notifying the Legislature? Especially regarding the due process for involuntary commitment to a mental institution.
But then, why should the Supreme Court bother to get it right? It's not like the Supreme Court is willing to supervise the District Courts to assure that people with mental illnesses get the same level of due process as all others. I know because I made a complaint to the Supreme Court Justice in charge of our local District Court, and never got a response. "
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