Tex. Gov't Code § 155.001 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this chapter:
(1) "Advisory board" means the Guardianship Certification Advisory Board.
(2) "Corporate fiduciary" has the meaning assigned by Section 1002.007, Estates Code.
(3) "Guardian" has the meaning assigned by Section 1002.012, Estates Code.
(4) "Guardianship program" means a local, county, or regional program that provides guardianship and related services to an incapacitated person or other person who needs assistance in making decisions concerning the person's own welfare or financial affairs.
(5) "Incapacitated person" has the meaning assigned by Section 1002.017, Estates Code.
(6) "Private professional guardian" means a person, other than an attorney or a corporate fiduciary, who is engaged in the business of providing guardianship services.
(6-a) Notwithstanding Section 151.001, "registration" means registration of a guardianship under this chapter.
(7) "Ward" has the meaning assigned by Section 22.033, Estates Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 3.24, eff. September 1, 2005.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Chapter 111 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 42 (S.B. 966), Sec. 1.05, eff. September 1, 2014.
Redesignated from Government Code, Subtitle K, Title 2 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 21.001(21), eff. September 1, 2015.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 313 (S.B. 1096), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 516 (S.B. 43), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2017.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.155.htm
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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.
Estates Code
- Tex. Est. Code § 22.033WARD.Printed as Section 22.033, Estates Code
- Tex. Est. Code § 1002.007CORPORATE FIDUCIARY.Printed as Section 1002.007, Estates Code
- Tex. Est. Code § 1002.012GUARDIAN.Printed as Section 1002.012, Estates Code
- Tex. Est. Code § 1002.017INCAPACITATED PERSON.Printed as Section 1002.017, Estates Code
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