TITLE 33
Probate practice and procedure
CHAPTER 33-15
Limited Guardianship and Guardianship of Adults
SECTION 33-15-15
§ 33-15-15 Exemption of welfare agencies
from costs and bond.
In any petition for the appointment of a limited guardian or guardian filed by
the director of public welfare of any city or town or the directors of social
and rehabilitative services and mental health, retardation and hospitals or
their designated agent, in which the director or agent certifies that the
petition is filed for the purpose of enabling the respondent, who is without
funds, to receive assistance from funds which are financed in whole or in part
by federal grants, the director or his or her agent, as petitioner, shall not
be required to pay court fees or to give surety on his or her bond.
History of Section.
(G.L., ch. 426, § 43, as enacted by P.L. 1956, ch. 3757, § 1; G.L.
1956, § 33-15-15; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; P.L. 1992, ch. 493, §
3.)
