{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2053","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-2053","heading":"Notice.","body":"(a)\nOn a petition for appointment of a conservator or other protective order, the requirements for notice described in section 21-2042 apply, but if the individual to be protected has disappeared, has been detained by a foreign power, or is being held hostage by someone other than a foreign power, notice to the individual must be given by publication as provided in section 21-2031(b)(3).\n\n(b)\nNotice of a hearing on a petition for an order subsequent to appointment of a conservator or other protective order shall be given to the protected individual, any conservator of the protected individual’s estate, and any other person as ordered by the court.","path":["Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]","Chapter 20. Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney.","Subchapter VI. Protection of Property of Incapacitated, Disappeared or Detained Individuals."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/21-2053","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"261dd801e9b965c91e3994587ebe9eed3435d949992784c1a82392c5b6a6817f","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2052","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}