In each county or counties acting jointly under the provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, the governing board shall designate the agency or agencies to provide conservatorship investigation as set forth in this chapter. The governing board may designate that conservatorship services be provided by the public guardian or agency providing public guardian services.
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 5351
Conservatorship for Persons with a Grave Disability
Known as the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act
The act spans §§ 5000–5550 (263 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 154 Cal. App. 4th 1090 - In Re Conservatorship of John L. (2007)
Most recently applied in 227 Cal. Rptr. 3d 626 - People v. Lee C. (In re Estate of Lee C.) (December 2017)
Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 335, Sec. 1.
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