Utah Code § 26B-6-218

Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 26B-6-218 - Petition for injunctive relief when caretaker refuses to allow protective services
(1) When a vulnerable adult is in need of protective services and the caretaker refuses to allow the provision of those services, the division may petition the court for injunctive relief prohibiting the caretaker from interfering with the provision of protective services.
(2) The division's petition under Subsection (1) shall allege facts sufficient to show that the vulnerable adult is in need of protective services, that the vulnerable adult either consents or lacks capacity to consent to those services, and that the caretaker refuses to allow the provision of those services.
(3) The court may, on appropriate findings and conclusions in accordance with Rule 65A, Utah Rules of Civil Procedure, issue an order enjoining the caretaker from interfering with the provision of protective services.
(4) The petition under Subsection (1) may be joined with a petition under Section 26B-6-217.

Utah Code § 26B-6-218

Renumbered from § 62A-3-321 and amended by Chapter 308, 2023 General Session ,§ 151, eff. 5/3/2023.
Amended by Chapter 176, 2017 General Session ,§ 8, eff. 5/9/2017.
Enacted by Chapter 108, 2002 General Session.