Statute · California Welfare and Institutions Code
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 21003 — Supported Decisionmaking
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 21003
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Welfare and Institutions Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2023-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) An adult with a disability may choose to enter into a supported decisionmaking agreement with one or more chosen supporters. Support may include, but is not limited to, helping the adult with a disability obtain and understand information related to a life decision, communicating the…
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Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 21003 — Supported Decisionmaking is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) An adult with a disability may choose to enter into a supported decisionmaking agreement with one or more chosen supporters. Support may include, but is not limited to, helping the adult with a disability obtain and understand information related to a life decision, communicating the decision to others, and assisting the individual to ensure their preferences and decisions are honored.
(b) An adult with a disability’s signing of a supported decisionmaking agreement does not preclude the adult with the disability from acting independently of a supported decisionmaking agreement and shall not be used by a court or other entity as evidence of incapacity. This subdivision does not limit the admissibility of evidence pursuant to Section 28 of Article 1 of the California Constitution.