{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-416.15","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 416.15","heading":"","body":"The Director of Developmental Services, when acting as adviser, may provide advice and guidance to the developmentally disabled person without prior appointment by a court. The provision for such services shall not be dependent upon a finding of incompetency, nor shall it abrogate any civil right otherwise possessed by the developmentally disabled person.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135. - 1179.102.]","PART 1. STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES [137. - 429.997.]","CHAPTER 2. Powers and Duties [416. - 429.997.]","ARTICLE 7.5. Conservatorship and Guardianship for Developmentally Disabled Persons [416. - 416.23.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"a5094694b77866d67a9d0e62b4f517ea35069d395150c245192431fb9e393a2c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-416.14","next":"us-ca/hsc-416.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}