Prob. Code, § 1896 · Article 2. Capacity to Give Informed Consent for Medical Treatment
Prob. Code, § 1896
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(a) If the court determines that the order requested in the petition is proper, the court shall make the order.
(b) The court, in its discretion, may provide in the order that, unless extended by subsequent order of the court, the order or specific provisions of the order terminate at a time specified in the order.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
Source of truth
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- As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=1896.
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