Prob. Code, § 4769 · Chapter 3. Petitions and Orders
Prob. Code, § 4769
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Subject to subdivision (b), at least 15 days before the time set for hearing, the petitioner shall serve notice of the time and place of the hearing, together with a copy of the petition, on the following:
(1) The agent or surrogate, if not the petitioner.
(2) The patient, if not the petitioner.
(b) In the case of a petition to compel a third person to honor individual health care instructions or the authority of an agent or surrogate, notice of the time and place of the hearing, together with a copy of the petition, shall be served on the third person in the manner provided in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 413.10) of Title 5 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 230, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2002.
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