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Utah Code § 26B-6-207: Peace officer's authority to transport -- Notification.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 26B Utah Health and Human Services Code
  2. Chapter 26B-6 Long Term Services and Supports, Aging, and Disabilities
  3. Part 26B-6-2 Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult

(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.

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