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Utah Human Services Code | |
Aging and Adult Services | |
Section 308 | Peace officer's authority to transport -- Notification. |
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62A-3-308. 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.
Amended by Chapter 91, 2008 General Session |
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