PROB §1848: (a) In a proceeding under Article 3 (commencing with Section 1820) to appoint a conservator of the estate of a person who is missing and whose whereabouts is unknown, the following acts are not requir

(a) In a proceeding under Article 3 (commencing with Section 1820) to appoint a conservator of the estate of a person who is missing and whose whereabouts is unknown, the following acts are not required: (1) Issuance of a citation to the proposed conservatee pursuant to Section 1823. (2) Service of a citation and petition pursuant to Section 1824. (3) Production of the proposed conservatee at the hearing pursuant to Section 1825. (4) Performance of the duties of the court investigator pursuant to Section 1826. (5) Performance of any other act that depends upon knowledge of the location of the proposed conservatee. (b) In a proceeding to transfer a conservatorship of a missing person to this state under Article 3 (commencing with Section 2001) of Chapter 8, the following acts are not required: (1) Notice to the proposed conservatee pursuant to Section 2002. (2) Production of the proposed conservatee at the hearings pursuant to Section 2002. (3) Performance of the duties of the court investigator pursuant to Section 1851.1. (4) Performance of any other act that depends upon knowledge of the location of the proposed conservatee.