{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"5370.1","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5370.1","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 5. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES [5000. - 5987.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5"},{"name":"PART 1. THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT [5000. - 5550.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Conservatorship for Persons with a Grave Disability [5350. - 5372.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5/part-1/chapter-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 415, Sec. 1.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The court in which a petition to establish a conservatorship is filed may appoint the county counsel or a private attorney to represent a private conservator in all proceedings connected with the conservatorship, if it appears that the conservator has insufficient funds to obtain the services of a private attorney. Such appointments of the county counsel, however, may be made only if the board of supervisors have, by ordinance or resolution, authorized the county counsel to accept them.</p>","text":"The court in which a petition to establish a conservatorship is filed may appoint the county counsel or a private attorney to represent a private conservator in all proceedings connected with the conservatorship, if it appears that the conservator has insufficient funds to obtain the services of a private attorney. Such appointments of the county counsel, however, may be made only if the board of supervisors have, by ordinance or resolution, authorized the county counsel to accept them.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/conservatorship-for-persons-with-a-grave-disability-5370-1","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}