Section 52-3-207 - Protective services not creating guardianship or conservatorship(1) The provision of protective services does not create a guardianship or conservatorship relationship between the department and the vulnerable adult.(2) The department may not provide protective services that impose a legal limitation or restriction on a vulnerable adult: (a) except emergency protective services provided under 52-3-804; or(b) unless the department has been appointed legal guardian for the vulnerable adult under the provisions of Title 72, chapter 5, part 3.Amended by Laws 2023, Ch. 12,Sec. 16, eff. 10/1/2023.En. Sec. 7, Ch. 343, L. 1981; Sec. 53-5-207, MCA 1989; redes. 52-3-207 by Code Commissioner, 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 465, L. 1995.