Prob. Code, § 1848 · Article 5. Special Provisions Applicable Where Proposed Conservatee Is a Missing Person
Prob. Code, § 1848
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) In a proceeding under Article 3 (commencing with Section 1820) to appoint a conservator of the estate of a person who is missing and whose whereabouts is unknown, the following acts are not required:
(1) Issuance of a citation to the proposed conservatee pursuant to Section 1823.
(2) Service of a citation and petition pursuant to Section 1824.
(3) Production of the proposed conservatee at the hearing pursuant to Section 1825.
(4) Performance of the duties of the court investigator pursuant to Section 1826.
(5) Performance of any other act that depends upon knowledge of the location of the proposed conservatee.
(b) In a proceeding to transfer a conservatorship of a missing person to this state under Article 3 (commencing with Section 2001) of Chapter 8, the following acts are not required:
(1) Notice to the proposed conservatee pursuant to Section 2002.
(2) Production of the proposed conservatee at the hearings pursuant to Section 2002.
(3) Performance of the duties of the court investigator pursuant to Section 1851.1.
(4) Performance of any other act that depends upon knowledge of the location of the proposed conservatee.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 553, Sec. 16. (SB 940) Effective January 1, 2015. Operative January 1, 2016, by Stats. 2014, Ch. 553, Sec. 29.
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Probate Code
- Prob. Code, div. 4, pt. 3, ch. 1, art. 3Establishment of ConservatorshipPrinted as Article 3 (commencing with Section 1820)
- Prob. Code, § 1823Printed as Section 1823
- Prob. Code, § 1824Printed as Section 1824
- Prob. Code, § 1825Printed as Section 1825
- Prob. Code, § 1826Printed as Section 1826
- Prob. Code, § 1851.1Printed as Section 1851.1
- Prob. Code, div. 4, pt. 3, ch. 8, art. 3Transfer of ConservatorshipPrinted as Article 3 (commencing with Section 2001) of Chapter 8
- Prob. Code, § 2002Printed as Section 2002
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