A hearing shall be held on all petitions under this chapter within 30 days of the date of the petition. The court shall appoint the public defender or other attorney for the conservatee or proposed conservatee within five days after the date of the petition.
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 5365
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 County of Fresno v. Superior Court of Fresno Cty. (1978)
Most recently applied in 154 Cal. App. 4th 1090 - In Re Conservatorship of John L. (August 2007)
Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 574.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.