18-C M.R.S. § 5-412
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18-C §5-412. Notice of order of appointment; rights
Official statutory text
1. Notice of appointment, order; rights. A conservator appointed under section 5‑401 shall give to the individual subject to conservatorship and to all other persons given notice under section 5‑403 a copy of the order of appointment, together with a notice of the right to request termination or modification. The order and notice must be given not later than 14 days after the appointment. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
2. Notice if person missing. If a conservator is appointed under section 5‑401, subsection 2, paragraph A , subparagraph (2) and the individual subject to conservatorship is missing, notice under subsection 1 to the individual is not required. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
2. Notice if person missing. If a conservator is appointed under section 5‑401, subsection 2, paragraph A , subparagraph (2) and the individual subject to conservatorship is missing, notice under subsection 1 to the individual is not required. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
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