A petition for the adjudication of the mental retardation of a person within the meaning of this chapter may, with the permission of the court be filed without fee against such person with the clerk of the district court of the county or city in which such alleged mentally retarded person resides or is found. The petition may be filed by any relative of such person, by a guardian, or by any reputable citizen of the county of such residence or of such place of finding.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3413; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, § 222.3; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 222.16]
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