LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 1, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Jurisprudence
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB869  by Lindsay (Relating to the service of citation
               for an application for guardianship.), As Introduced
  
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The sheriff or other officer shall personally serve a citation to appear
and answer the application for guardianship on a proposed ward's spouse
if the whereabouts of the spouse are known or can be reasonably
ascertained.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, TB, SS