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83.17 – Jurisdiction.

§ 83.17 Jurisdiction. A court of this state has jurisdiction to appoint a guardian of the person or issue a protective order for a respondent if: (a) the state is the respondent’s home state; (b) on the date the petition is filed, this state is a significant-connection state and: 1. the respondent does not have […]

83.19 – Special Jurisdiction.

§ 83.19 Special jurisdiction. (a) A court of this state lacking jurisdiction under section 83.17 of this article has special jurisdiction to do any of the following: 1. appoint a guardian of the person in an emergency for a term not exceeding ninety days for a respondent who is physically present in this state; 2. […]

83.21 – Exclusive and Continuing Jurisdiction.

§ 83.21 Exclusive and continuing jurisdiction. Except as otherwise provided in section 83.19 of this article, a court that has appointed a guardian of the person or issued a protective order consistent with this article has exclusive and continuing jurisdiction over the proceedings until it is terminated by the court or the appointment or order […]

82.13 – Supporter Notice.

* § 82.13 Supporter notice. (a) If any state or municipal law requires that an agency, entity, or person provide a prescribed notice to a decision-maker, and the agency, entity, or person required to provide such notice has received a supported decision-making agreement from a decision-maker that specifies that a supporter is also to receive […]

82.14 – Reporting Abuse, Coercion, Undue Influence, or Financial Exploitation.

* § 82.14 Reporting abuse, coercion, undue influence, or financial exploitation. (a) Any person who receives a copy of or an original supported decision-making agreement and has cause to believe the decision-maker is being abused, physically coerced, or financially exploited by a supporter, may report the alleged abuse, physical coercion, or financial exploitation to adult […]

82.15 – Rules and Regulations.

* § 82.15 Rules and regulations. (a) The commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities shall promulgate within one year of the passage of this act the rules and regulations necessary to implement this article for adults who receive or are eligible to receive services that are operated, certified, funded or approved by […]

83.01 – Short Title.

§ 83.01 Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the “uniform adult guardianship and protective proceedings jurisdiction act”.

82.07 – Revocation and Amendment of Agreement.

* § 82.07 Revocation and amendment of agreement. (a) The decision-maker may revoke all or part of a supported decision-making agreement by notifying the supporters orally or in writing, or by any other act evincing a specific intent to revoke the agreement. The failure of the decision-maker to notify supporters shall not invalidate the revocation […]

82.08 – Eligibility and Resignation of Supporters.

* § 82.08 Eligibility and resignation of supporters. (a) A supporter shall be any adult chosen by the decision-maker; if the supporter chosen by the decision-maker is an employee of a provider from whom the decision-maker receives services, the employee and the provider shall follow the requirements set out in regulations promulgated by the office […]

82.09 – Facilitation of Agreement.

* § 82.09 Facilitation of agreement. The provisions of section 82.11 and subdivisions (b) through (d) of section 82.12 of this article shall only apply in circumstances where a decision is made by a decision-maker pursuant to a supported decision-making agreement created in accordance with this article where such decision-maker and his or her supporter […]