Utah Code § 26B-6-214

Protective services voluntary unless court ordered
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(1) Vulnerable adults who receive protective services under this part shall do so knowingly or
voluntarily or upon district court order.
(2) Protective services may be provided without a court order for a vulnerable adult who has the
capacity to consent and who requests or knowingly or voluntarily consents to those services.
Protective services may also be provided for a vulnerable adult whose guardian or conservator
with authority to consent does consent to those services. When short-term, limited protective
services are provided, the division and the recipient, or the recipient's guardian or conservator,
shall execute a written agreement setting forth the purposes and limitations of the services to
be provided. If consent is subsequently withdrawn by the recipient, the recipient's guardian or
conservator, or the court, services, including any investigation, shall cease.
(3) A court may order emergency protective services to be provided to a vulnerable adult who
does not consent or who lacks capacity to consent to protective services in accordance with
Section 26B-6-217.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 308, 2023 General Session

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