Welf. & Inst. Code, § 7278 · Article 4. Property and Support of Patients

Welf. & Inst. Code, § 7278

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

The State Department of State Hospitals shall, following the admission of a patient into a state hospital, cause an investigation to be made to determine the moneys, property, or interest in property, if any, the patient has, and whether the patient has a duly appointed and acting guardian to protect their property and their property interests.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 359. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.

Source of truth

Edition: 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=WIC&sectionNum=7278.
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