Prob. Code, § 1960 · Chapter 6. Sterilization
Prob. Code, § 1960
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If the person named in the petition already has a conservator, the court may authorize that person to consent to sterilization or may appoint another person as limited conservator under the provisions of this chapter. The court shall ensure that the person or agency designated as conservator under this chapter is capable of adequately representing and safeguarding the interests of the conservatee.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
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- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=1960.
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