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I am a duly sworn peace officer presently employed by
____________
    ______________________________, in the County of _____________,
in
    the State of California.

3.  On ________ (date) I personally interviewed ______________
(victim)
    at _____ a.m./p.m.  at ________________ (address).  The victim
    resides at ___________________ (address, telephone number, and
name
    of facility, if applicable).

4.  There is probable cause to believe that:
    (a)  ________________________________________________ (Victim)
    is substantially unable to manage his or her financial
    resources or to resist fraud or undue influence, and
    (b)  There exists a significant danger the victim will lose all
or
    a portion of his or her property as a result of fraud or
    misrepresentations or the mental incapacity of the victim, and
    (c)  There is probable cause to believe that a crime is being
    committed against the victim, and
    (d)  The crime is connected to the victim's inability to manage
    his or her financial resources or to resist fraud or undue
    influence, and
    (e)  The victim suffers from that inability as a result of
deficits
    in one or more of the following mental functions:

    INSTRUCTIONS TO PEACE OFFICER:  CHECK ALL BOXES THAT APPLY:
    A(  ALERTNESS AND ATTENTION
     (   1.  Levels of arousal.  (Lethargic, responds only to
vigorous
             and persistent stimulation, stupor.)

     (   2.  Orientation.  Person ____ Time ____ (day, date, month,
             season, year), Place ____ (address, town, state),
             Situation ____ (why am I here?).

     (   3.  Ability to attend and concentrate.  (Give detailed
answers
             from memory, mental ability required to thread a
needle.)

    B(  INFORMATION PROCESSING
         Ability to:
     (   1.  Remember, i.e., short- and long-term memory, immediate
             recall.  (Deficits reflected by:  forgets question
before
             answering, cannot recall names, relatives, past
presidents,
             events of past 24 hours.)

     (   2.  Understand and communicate either verbally or otherwise.

             (Deficits reflected by:  inability to comprehend
questions,
             follow instructions, use words correctly or name
objects;
             nonsense words.)

     (   3.  Recognize familiar objects and persons.  (Deficits
reflected
             by:  inability to recognize familiar faces, objects,
etc.)

     (   4.  Understand and appreciate quantities.  (Perform simple
             calculations.)

     (   5.  Reason using abstract concepts.  (Grasp abstract aspects
of
             his or her situation; interpret idiomatic expressions or

             proverbs.)

     (   6.  Plan, organize, and carry out actions (assuming physical

             ability) in one's own rational self-interest.  (Break
             complex tasks down into simple steps and carry them
out.)

     (   7.  Reason logically.

    C(  THOUGHT DISORDERS
     (   1.  Severely disorganized thinking.  (Rambling, nonsensical,

             incoherent, or nonlinear thinking.)

     (   2.  Hallucinations.  (Auditory, visual, olfactory.)

     (   3.  Delusions.  (Demonstrably false belief maintained
without or
             against reason or evidence.)

     (   4.  Uncontrollable or intrusive thoughts.  (Unwanted
compulsive
             thoughts, compulsive behavior.)

    D(  ABILITY TO MODULATE MOOD AND AFFECT
         Pervasive and persistent or recurrent emotional state which
         appears severely inappropriate in degree to the patient's
         circumstances.
         Encircle the inappropriate mood(s):

         Anger              Euphoria            Helplessness
         Anxiety            Depression          Apathy
         Fear               Hopelessness        Indifference
         Panic              Despair

5.  The property at risk is identified as, but not limited to, the
    following:
    Bank account located at:________________________________________
                              (name, telephone number, and address
                                      of the bank branch)
    Account number(s):______________________________________________

    Securities/other funds located at:______________________________
                                         (name, telephone number,
                                              and address of
                                          financial institution)
    Account number(s):______________________________________________

    Real property located at:_______________________________________
                                             (address)
    Automobile described as: _______________________________________
                                       (make, model/color)
                             _______________________________________
                                (license plate number and state)
    Other property described as:____________________________________
    Other property located at:______________________________________
6.  A criminal investigation will  ( will not  ( be commenced
    against ________________________________________________________
                         (name, address, and telephone number)
    for alleged financial abuse.

    BLOCKS 1, 2, AND 3 MUST BE CHECKED IN ORDER
    FOR THIS DECLARATION TO BE VALID:

     (   1.  I am a peace officer in the county
             identified above.

     (   2.  I have consulted concerning this case with a supervisor
             in the county's adult protective services agency who
             has signed below, indicating that he or she concurs
             that, based on the information I provided to him
             or her, or based on information he or she obtained
             independently, this declaration is warranted under
             the circumstances.

     (   3.  I have consulted concerning this case with an
             individual qualified to perform a mental status
             examination.
             _______________________________________________________
             Signature of Declarant Peace Officer

             _______________________________________________________
             Date

             _______________________________________________________
             Signature of Concurring Adult Protective
             Services Supervisor

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