Sec. 1104.402. COURT CLERK'S DUTY TO OBTAIN CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION; AUTHORITY TO CHARGE FEE. (a) Except as provided by Section 1104.403, 1104.404, or 1104.406(a), the clerk of the county having venue of the proceeding for the appointment of a guardian shall obtain criminal history record information that is maintained by the Department of Public Safety or the Federal Bureau of Investigation identification division relating to:
(1) a private professional guardian;
(2) each person who represents or plans to represent the interests of a ward as a guardian on behalf of the private professional guardian;
(3) each person employed by a private professional guardian who will:
(A) have personal contact with a ward or proposed ward;
(B) exercise control over and manage a ward's estate; or
(C) perform any duties with respect to the management of a ward's estate;
(4) each person employed by or volunteering or contracting with a guardianship program to provide guardianship services to a ward of the program on the program's behalf; or
(5) any other person proposed to serve as a guardian under this title, including a proposed temporary guardian and a proposed successor guardian, other than an attorney.
(b) The clerk may charge a $10 fee to recover the costs of obtaining criminal history record information under Subsection (a).
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1031 (H.B. 1438), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2015.
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