2023 California Code
Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC
DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED
CHAPTER 5 - Regional Centers for Persons With Developmental Disabilities
ARTICLE 2.6 - Third-Party Liability
Section 4659.20.

Universal Citation:
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4659.20 (2023)
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4659.20. In the event that the child or consumer, his or her guardian, conservator, limited conservator, personal representative, estate, or survivors, or any of them brings an action against the third party that may be liable for the injury, notice of institution of legal proceedings, notice of settlement, and all other notices required by this article shall be given to the director of the department in Sacramento except in cases where the director specifies that notice shall be given to the Attorney General. All notices shall be given by insurance carriers, as described in Section 14124.70, having liability for the child’s or consumer’s claim, and by the attorney retained to assert the claim by the consumer or child, or by the injured child or consumer, his or her guardian, conservator, limited conservator, personal representative, estate, or survivors, if no attorney is retained.

(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 9, Sec. 14. (SB 74) Effective March 24, 2011.)

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