TITLE 15

UNIFORM PROBATE CODE

CHAPTER 5

PROTECTION OF PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY AND THEIR PROPERTY

PART 6.

BOARDS OF COMMUNITY GUARDIAN

15-5-601.  Designation of boards of community guardian. (a) After making a determination that there exists a need within a county for a guardian for those persons in need of guardianship and for whom there is no person or corporation qualified and willing to act in such capacity, the board of county commissioners may create and budget for, within the county, a board of community guardian. The board of county commissioners of one or more counties within a judicial district may jointly create and budget for a board of community guardian within that district.

History:

[15-5-601, added 1982, ch. 285, sec. 14, p. 731; am. 1987, ch. 320, sec. 1, p. 673; am. 1992, ch. 22, sec. 1, p. 71.]