Tex. Gov't Code Section 72.122
Establishment of Program

(a)

The office shall establish and maintain a guardianship abuse, fraud, and exploitation deterrence program designed to provide additional resources and assistance to courts that have jurisdiction over guardianship proceedings by:

(1)

engaging guardianship compliance specialists who shall:

(A)

review the guardianships of wards and identify reporting deficiencies by guardians;

(B)

audit annual accounts required to be filed by guardians under Chapter 1163 (Annual Account and Other Exhibits and Reports), Estates Code, or other law and report their findings to the appropriate courts;

(C)

work with courts to develop best practices in managing guardianship cases; and

(D)

report to the appropriate courts any concerns of potential abuse, fraud, or exploitation, including financial exploitation, committed against a ward and discovered as a result of the specialists’ work under this section; and

(2)

maintaining an electronic database to monitor filings of:

(A)

inventories, appraisements, and lists of claims required under Chapter 1154 (Inventory, Appraisement, and List of Claims), Estates Code, or Section 1203.203 (Successor Guardian to Return Inventory, Appraisement, and List of Claims), Estates Code;

(B)

annual reports required under Section 1163.101 (Annual Report Required), Estates Code; and

(C)

any other reports and accounts required of guardians under Chapter 1163 (Annual Account and Other Exhibits and Reports), Estates Code, or other law.

(b)

A court is required to participate in the program, including allowing guardianship compliance specialists to conduct reviews and audits under the program, if the court is selected by the office to participate in the program.

(c)

A court may apply to the office in the manner and form prescribed by the office for participation in the program.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1226 (S.B. 31), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.

Source: Section 72.122 — Establishment of Program, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­72.­htm#72.­122 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

72.001
Definitions 72.002
Effect on Judicial Discretion 72.011
Office of Court Administration 72.012
Director 72.014
Certification Division 72.015
Judicial Security Division 72.016
Notification Procedure for Judicial Privacy 72.021
Budget 72.022
Personnel 72.023
Consultation and Assistance 72.024
Methods 72.025
Annual Report 72.026
Rules 72.027
Additional Duties 72.028
Gifts, Grants, and Donations 72.029
Grants for Court System Enhancements 72.030
Collection of Data Relating to Judicial Turnover 72.031
Electronic Filing System 72.032
Best Practices Education 72.033
List of New or Amended Court Costs and Fees 72.034
Public Information Internet Website 72.035
Settlement Agreement Database 72.036
Training on Educational and Vocational Training Pilot Program 72.037
Transfer Certificate and Index of Transferred Documents Form 72.038
Bail Form 72.039
Protective Order Applications, Forms, and Materials 72.041
Diversity 72.042
Demographic Census 72.081
Rules 72.082
Performance Report 72.083
Trial Courts 72.084
Court of Appeals 72.085
Court of Criminal Appeals 72.086
Supreme Court 72.087
Capital Trials 72.121
Definitions 72.122
Establishment of Program 72.123
Notification of State Commission on Judicial Conduct 72.124
Annual Report 72.151
Definitions 72.152
Applicability 72.153
Protective Order Registry 72.154
Public Access to Protective Order Registry 72.155
Restricted Access to Protective Order Registry 72.156
Entry of Applications 72.157
Entry of Orders 72.158
Request for Grant or Removal of Public Access 72.1221
Program Access to Financial Records
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Accessed:
Apr. 20, 2024

§ 72.122’s source at texas​.gov