Every person holding the office of public administrator, public guardian, or public conservator and any deputy or agent of such officer is guilty of a crime who:
Subdivisions (a) and (b) shall not be applicable to any act specifically authorized by court order.
Any violation of this section is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code. Upon conviction of this section a person forfeits his office. This section is not intended to preclude prosecution under any other provisions of the criminal law which are otherwise applicable.
Ca. Gov. Code § 27443