S704 - COVID-19 Recovery Act . (SL 2020-3)

Overview: Section 4.11 of S.L. 2020-3 temporarily amended the law pertaining to service of the notice and petition for incompetency. This section of the act allowed a sheriff to serve process on a resident of a facility that restricts visitors during a public health emergency by leaving a copy of the notice of hearing and petition with the employee of the facility who appears to be in charge of the office or who has apparent authority to receive documents intended for residents. The employee is required to present the documents to the resident respondent as soon as possible. Proof of service would be filed with the clerk showing how the respondent was served.

This section became effective May 4, 2020, and expired August 1, 2020.