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(a) By enacting this chapter, it is the Legislature's intent
to enact a modified version of the Uniform Adult Guardianship and
Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.
(b) This chapter may be cited as the "California Conservatorship
Jurisdiction Act."
(a) (1) This chapter does not apply to a minor, regardless of
whether the minor is or was married.
(2) This chapter does not apply to any proceeding in which a
person is appointed to provide personal care or property
administration for a minor, including, but not limited to, a
guardianship under Part 2 (commencing with Section 1500).
(b) This chapter does not apply to any proceeding in which a
person is involuntarily committed to a mental health facility or
subjected to other involuntary mental health care, including, but not
limited to, any of the following proceedings or any proceeding that
is similar in substance:
(1) A proceeding under Sections 1026 to 1027, inclusive, of the
Penal Code.
(2) A proceeding under Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1367) of
Title 10 of Part 2 of the Penal Code.
(3) A proceeding under Article 4 (commencing with Section 2960) of
Chapter 7 of Title 1 of Part 3 of the Penal Code.
(4) A proceeding under Article 6 (commencing with Section 1800) of
Chapter 1 of Division 2.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(5) A proceeding under Article 2 (commencing with Section 3050) of
Chapter 1 of Division 3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(6) A proceeding under Article 3 (commencing with Section 3100) of
Chapter 1 of Division 3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(7) A proceeding under Part 1 (commencing with Section 5000) of
Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, which is also known
as the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act.
(8) A proceeding under Article 2 (commencing with Section 6500) of
Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 6 of the Welfare and Institutions
Code.
(9) A proceeding under Article 4 (commencing with Section 6600) of
Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 6 of the Welfare and Institutions
Code.
(c) Article 3 (commencing with Section 2001) does not apply to an
adult with a developmental disability, or to any proceeding in which
a person is appointed to provide personal care or property
administration for an adult with a developmental disability,
including, but not limited to, the following types of proceedings:
(1) A proceeding under Article 7.5 (commencing with Section 416)
of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 1 of the Health and Safety Code.
(2) A limited conservatorship under subdivision (d) of Section
1801.
(3) A proceeding under Section 4825 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code.
(4) A proceeding under Article 2 (commencing with Section 6500) of
Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 6 of the Welfare and Institutions
Code.
(d) Application of this chapter to a conservatee with dementia is
subject to the express limitations of Sections 2002 and 2016, as well
as the other requirements of this chapter.
In this chapter:
(a) "Adult" means an individual who has attained 18 years of age.
(b) "Conservatee" means an adult for whom a conservator of the
estate, a conservator of the person, or a conservator of the person
and estate has been appointed.
(c) "Conservator" means a person appointed by the court to serve
as a conservator of the estate, a conservator of the person, or a
conservator of the person and estate.
(d) "Conservator of the estate" means a person appointed by the
court to administer the property of an adult, including, but not
limited to, a person appointed for that purpose under subdivision (b)
of Section 1801.
(e) "Conservator of the person" means a person appointed by the
court to make decisions regarding the person of an adult, including,
but not limited to, a person appointed for that purpose under
subdivision (a) of Section 1801.
(f) "Conservator of the person and estate" means a person
appointed by the court to make decisions regarding the person of an
adult and to administer the property of that adult, including, but
not limited to, a person appointed for those purposes under
subdivision (c) of Section 1801.
(g) "Conservatorship order" means an order appointing a
conservator of the estate, a conservator of the person, or a
conservator of the person and estate in a conservatorship proceeding.
(h) "Conservatorship proceeding" means a judicial proceeding in
which an order for the appointment of a conservator of the estate, a
conservator of the person, or a conservator of the person and estate
is sought or has been issued.
(i) "Party" means the conservatee, proposed conservatee,
petitioner, conservator, proposed conservator, or any other person
allowed by the court to participate in a conservatorship proceeding.
(j) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust,
estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association,
joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental
subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or
commercial entity.
(k) "Proposed conservatee" means an adult for whom a
conservatorship order is sought.
(l) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible
medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is
retrievable in perceivable form.
(m) Notwithstanding Section 74, "state" means a state of the
United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United
States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any
territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States.
A court of this state may treat a foreign country as if it
were a state for the purpose of applying this article and Articles 2,
3, and 5.
(a) A court of this state may communicate with a court in
another state concerning a proceeding arising under this chapter. The
court may allow the parties to participate in the communication.
Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), the court shall make
a record of the communication. The record may be limited to the fact
that the communication occurred.
(b) Courts may communicate concerning schedules, calendars, court
records, and other administrative matters without making a record.
(a) In a conservatorship proceeding in this state, a court of
this state may request the appropriate court of another state to do
any of the following:
(1) Hold an evidentiary hearing.
(2) Order a person in that state to produce evidence or give
testimony pursuant to procedures of that state.
(3) Order that an evaluation or assessment be made of the proposed
conservatee.
(4) Order any appropriate investigation of a person involved in a
proceeding.
(5) Forward to the court of this state a certified copy of the
transcript or other record of a hearing under paragraph (1) or any
other proceeding, any evidence otherwise produced under paragraph
(2), and any evaluation or assessment prepared in compliance with an
order under paragraph (3) or (4).
(6) Issue any order necessary to ensure the appearance in the
proceeding of a person whose presence is necessary for the court to
make a determination, including the conservatee or the proposed
conservatee.
(7) Issue an order authorizing the release of medical, financial,
criminal, or other relevant information in that state, including
protected health information as defined in Section 160.103 of Title
45 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(b) If a court of another state in which a conservatorship
proceeding is pending requests assistance of the kind provided in
subdivision (a), a court of this state has jurisdiction for the
limited purpose of granting the request or making reasonable efforts
to comply with the request.
(c) Travel and other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred
under subdivisions (a) and (b) may be assessed against the parties
according to the law of this state.
(a) In a conservatorship proceeding, in addition to other
procedures that may be available, testimony of a witness who is
located in another state may be offered by deposition or other means
allowable in this state for testimony taken in another state. The
court on its own motion may order that the testimony of a witness be
taken in another state and may prescribe the manner in which and the
terms upon which the testimony is to be taken.
(b) In a conservatorship proceeding, a court in this state may
permit a witness located in another state to be deposed or to testify
by telephone or audiovisual or other electronic means. A court of
this state shall cooperate with the court of the other state in
designating an appropriate location for the deposition or testimony.