Section 1845 - Appointment of conservator(a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, a conservator of the estate of a person who is missing and whose whereabouts is unknown shall be appointed as provided in Article 3 (commencing with Section 1820) of this chapter or Article 3 (commencing with Section 2001) of Chapter 8.(b) This article does not apply where the proposed conservatee is an absentee as defined in Section 1403.Amended by Stats 2014 ch 553 (SB 940),s 13, eff. 1/1/2015, op. 1/1/2016.