Section 633.646. Powers of the conservator without order of court.

  The conservator shall have the full power, without prior order of court, with relation to the estate of the ward:

  1.  To collect, receive, receipt for any principal or income, and to enforce, defend against or prosecute any claim by or against the ward or the conservator; to sue on and defend claims in favor of, or against, the ward or the conservator.

  2.  To sell and transfer personal property of a perishable nature and personal property for which there is a regularly established market.

  3.  To vote at corporate meetings in person or by proxy.

  4.  To receive additional property from any source.

  5.  Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 633A, subchapter IV, part 3, to continue to hold any investment or other property originally received by the conservator, and also any increase thereof, pending the timely filing of the first annual report.

[S13, §3228-d; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12640; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §671.9; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.646]

99 Acts, ch 125, §107, 109

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2005 Acts, ch 38, §55