PART 5. PUBLIC GUARDIAN [2900. - 2955.]
Part 5 enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
§§ 2900–2955 · 22 sections
CHAPTER 1. Taking Temporary Possession or Control of Property §§ 2900–2903 · 5 sections
- § 2900 (a) (1) If the public guardian or public conservator determines that the requirements for appointment of a guardian or conservator of the estate are satisfied…
- § 2901 (a) A public guardian who is authorized to take possession or control of property under this chapter may issue a written certification of that fact. The…
- § 2901.5 (a) A public guardian or public conservator, who is authorized to restrain any person from transferring, encumbering, or in any way disposing of any real or…
- § 2902 A public guardian who takes possession or control of property pursuant to this chapter is entitled to reasonable costs incurred for the preservation of the…
- § 2903 This chapter applies only to possession or control of property by a public guardian on or after July 1, 1989. Possession or control of property by a public…
CHAPTER 2. Prefiling Investigation by Public Guardian §§ 2910–2911 · 2 sections
- § 2910 (a) Upon a showing of probable cause to believe that a person is in substantial danger of abuse or neglect and needs a conservator of the person, the estate,…
- § 2911 A court order issued in response to a public guardian’s petition pursuant to Section 2910 shall do all of the following: (a) Authorize health care providers to…
CHAPTER 3. Appointment of Public Guardian §§ 2920–2923 · 4 sections
- § 2920 (a) If any person domiciled in the county requires a guardian or conservator and there is no one else who is qualified and willing to act and whose appointment…
- § 2921 An application of the public guardian for guardianship or conservatorship of the person, the estate, or the person and estate, of a person who is under the…
- § 2922 If the public guardian is appointed as guardian or conservator: (a) Letters shall be issued in the same manner and by the same proceedings as letters are…
- § 2923 On or before January 1, 2008, the public guardian shall comply with the continuing education requirements that are established by the California State…
CHAPTER 4. Administration by Public Guardian §§ 2940–2944 · 5 sections
- § 2940 All funds coming into the custody of the public guardian shall be deposited or invested in the same manner and subject to the same terms and conditions as…
- § 2941 The public guardian may, if necessary and in the public guardian’s discretion, employ private attorneys where the cost of employment can be defrayed out of…
- § 2942 The public guardian shall be paid from the estate of the ward or conservatee for all of the following: (a) Reasonable expenses incurred in the execution of the…
- § 2943 (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 2610, the property described in the inventory may be appraised by the public guardian and need not be appraised…
- § 2944 The public guardian is not liable for failing to take possession or control of property that is beyond the ability of the public guardian to possess or control.
CHAPTER 5. Financial Abuse of Mentally Impaired Elders §§ 2950–2955 · 6 sections
ARTICLE 1. General §§ 2950–2951 · 2 sections
- § 2950 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to do all of the following: (1) Reduce the incidence of financial abuse perpetrated against mentally impaired elder…
- § 2951 The definitions contained in this section shall govern the construction of this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise. (a) “Declaration” means a…
ARTICLE 2. Estate Protection §§ 2952–2955 · 4 sections
- § 2952 (a) A peace officer may issue a declaration, as provided in Section 2954, concerning an elder person if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1)…
- § 2953 (a) (1) A public guardian who has taken possession or control of the property of an elder person pursuant to this chapter is entitled to petition a court of…
- § 2954 A declaration issued by a peace officer under this chapter shall not be valid unless it substantially complies with the following form: DECLARATION PRINT OR…
- § 2955 Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit or restrict a public guardian from undertaking any other proceeding authorized by law.