Section 26B-6-207 - Peace officer's authority to transport - Notification(1) A peace officer may remove and transport, or cause to have transported, a vulnerable adult to an appropriate medical or shelter facility, if: (a) the officer has probable cause to believe that:(i) by reason of abuse, neglect, or exploitation there exist exigent circumstances; and(ii) the vulnerable adult will suffer serious physical injury or death if not immediately placed in a safe environment;(b) the vulnerable adult refuses to consent or lacks capacity to consent; and(c) there is not time to notify interested parties or to apply for a warrant or other court order.(2) A peace officer described in Subsection (1) shall, within four hours after a vulnerable adult is transported to an appropriate medical or shelter facility:(a) notify Adult Protective Services intake; and(b) request that Adult Protective Services or the division file a petition with the court for an emergency protective order.Renumbered from § 62A-3-308 and amended by Chapter 308, 2023 General Session ,§ 140, eff. 5/3/2023.Amended by Chapter 91, 2008 General Session.