75-5-417. General duty of conservator.
(1) A conservator shall act as a fiduciary and shall observe the standards of care as set
forth in Section 75-7-902.
(2) The conservator shall, for all estates in excess of $50,000, excluding the residence
owned by the ward, send a report with a full accounting to the court on an annual basis. For
estates less than $50,000, excluding the residence owned by the ward, the conservator shall fill
out an informal annual report and mail the report to the court. The report shall include the
following: a statement of assets at the beginning and end of the reporting year, income received
during the year, disbursements for the support of the ward, and other expenses incurred by the
estate. The court may require additional information. The forms for both the informal report for
estates under $50,000, excluding the residence owned by the ward, and the full accounting report
for larger estates shall be approved by the judicial council. This annual report shall be examined
and approved by the court.
(3) Corporate fiduciaries are not required to fully petition the court, but shall submit their
internal report annually to the court. The report shall be examined and approved by the court.
(4) (a) The court may impose a fine in an amount not to exceed $5,000, if, after receiving
written notice of the failure to file and after a grace period of two months have elapsed, a
conservator or corporate fiduciary:
(i) makes a substantial misstatement on filings of any required annual reports;
(ii) is guilty of gross impropriety in handling the property of the ward; or
(iii) willfully fails to file the report required by this section.
(b) The court may also order restitution of funds misappropriated from the estate of a
ward.
(c) The penalty shall be paid by the conservator or corporate fiduciary and may not be
paid by the estate.
(5) These provisions and penalties governing annual reports do not apply if the
conservator is the parent of the ward.
Amended by Chapter 89, 2004 General Session
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