Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=524.5-118
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524.5-118 - 2015 Minnesota Statutes
Print 2015 Minnesota StatutesPROBATE; PROPERTY; ESTATES; GUARDIANSHIPS; ANATOMICAL GIFTSChapter 524Section 524.5-118
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About Minnesota Statutes2015 Statutes New, Amended or Repealed2015 Statutes Topics (Index)Chapter 524
Full Chapter TextSection 524.5-118
2013 Subd. 1 Amended 2013 c 86 art 2 s 2
2013 Subd. 2a New 2013 c 86 art 2 s 3
2011 Subd. 2 Amended 2011 c 28 s 6
2009 Subd. 2 Amended 2009 c 59 art 6 s 22
2004 Subd. 2 Amended 2004 c 146 art 2 s 2
2003 524.5-118 New 2003 c 12 art 1 s 16
524.5-118 BACKGROUND STUDY.
Subdivision 1.When required; exception.
(1) before the appointment of a guardian or conservator, unless a background study has been done on the person under this section within the previous two years; and
(2) once every two years after the appointment, if the person continues to serve as a guardian or conservator.
(1) criminal history data from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, other criminal history data held by the commissioner of human services, and data regarding whether the person has been a perpetrator of substantiated maltreatment of a vulnerable adult or minor;
(2) criminal history data from the National Criminal Records Repository if the proposed guardian or conservator has not resided in Minnesota for the previous ten years or if the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension information received from the commissioner of human services under subdivision 2, paragraph (b), indicates that the subject is a multistate offender or that the individual's multistate offender status is undetermined; and
(c) If the guardian or conservator is not an individual, the background study must be done on all individuals currently employed by the proposed guardian or conservator who will be responsible for exercising powers and duties under the guardianship or conservatorship.
(d) If the court determines that it would be in the best interests of the ward or protected person to appoint a guardian or conservator before the background study can be completed, the court may make the appointment pending the results of the study, however, the background study must then be completed as soon as reasonably possible after appointment, no later than 30 days after appointment.
(e) The fee for conducting a background study for appointment of a professional guardian or conservator must be paid by the guardian or conservator. In other cases, the fee must be paid as follows:
(f) The requirements of this subdivision do not apply if the guardian or conservator is:
Subd. 2.Procedure; criminal history and maltreatment records background check.
Subd. 2a.Procedure; state licensing agency data.
The commissioner of human services shall develop a form to be used for requesting a background study under this section, which must include:
(1) a notification to the subject of the study that the court will request the commissioner to perform a background study under this section;
(2) a notification to the subject of the rights in subdivision 4; and
(3) a signed consent to conduct the background study.
Subd. 4.Rights.
(1) the right to be informed that the court will request a background study on the subject for the purpose of determining whether the person's appointment or continued appointment is in the best interests of the ward or protected person;
(3) the right to challenge the accuracy and completeness of information contained in the results under section 13.04, subdivision 4, except to the extent precluded by section 256.045, subdivision 3.
History: 2003 c 12 art 1 s 16; 2004 c 146 art 2 s 2; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2009 c 59 art 6 s 22; 2011 c 28 s 6; 2013 c 86 art 2 s 2,3