Illinois Code § 405 ILCS 5/3-401

(a) The application for admission as a voluntary recipient
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may be executed by:

 
 
1. The person seeking admission, if 18 or older; or

 
 
2. Any interested person, 18 or older, at the request 
 
of the person seeking admission; or

 
 
3. A minor, 16 or older, as provided in Section 3-502.

 
(b) The written application form shall contain in large, bold-face type
a statement in simple nontechnical terms that the voluntary recipient may
be discharged from the facility at the earliest appropriate time, not to
exceed 5 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after giving a
written notice of his desire to be discharged, unless within that time,
a petition and 2 certificates are filed with the court asserting that the
recipient is subject to involuntary admission. Upon admission the right to
be discharged shall be communicated orally to the recipient and a copy of
the application form shall be given to the recipient and to any parent,
guardian, relative, attorney, or friend who accompanied the recipient to the
facility.

of the person seeking admission; or

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