TITLE XLIV
GUARDIANS AND CONSERVATORS

CHAPTER 464-C
UNIFORM ADULT GUARDIANSHIP AND PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS JURISDICTION ACT

ARTICLE 4
Registration and Recognition of Orders From Other States

Section 464-C:20

    464-C:20 Effect of Registration. –
I. Upon registration of a guardianship or protective order from another state, the guardian or conservator may exercise in this state all powers authorized in the order of appointment except as prohibited under the laws of this state, including maintaining actions and proceedings in this state and, if the guardian or conservator is not a resident of this state, subject to any conditions imposed upon nonresident parties.
II. Upon registration of a protective order from another state, the court may require the conservator to post an adequate surety bond to insure the faithful performance of his or her duties. The conservator shall account to the court for the proceeds from the sale of any of the protected person's estate situated in this state. A certified copy of the approved account shall be filed with the court in this state prior to discharge of the conservator unless the court of this state authorizes the filing of an affidavit, in lieu of the account, stating that the assets of the protected person situated in this state have been transferred to the estate of the protected person pending in the court of the other state.
III. A court of this state may grant any relief available under this chapter and other law of this state to enforce a registered order.

Source. 2015, 79:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.