Section 21-65-14 – Term of protection order–Amendment or extension.
21-65-14. Term of protection order–Amendment or extension. A protection order shall be for a fixed period of time not to exceed five years. The court may amend or extend an order at any time upon a petition filed by either party and after notice and a hearing. The court may extend an order if the […]
Section 21-65-15 – Attorney’s fees and court costs.
21-65-15. Attorney’s fees and court costs. The court may order that the respondent pay the attorney’s fees and court costs of the vulnerable adult and substitute petitioner. Source: SL 2016, ch 120, §17.
Section 21-65-16 – Title to real property unaffected.
21-65-16. Title to real property unaffected. An order pursuant to this chapter does not affect title to real property. Source: SL 2016, ch 120, §18.
Section 21-65-17 – Delivery of protection order to law enforcement.
21-65-17. Delivery of protection order to law enforcement. The petitioner may deliver an order within twenty-four hours to the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the residence of the vulnerable adult. Each law enforcement agency shall make available to other law enforcement officers information as to the existence and status of any order for […]
Section 21-65-18 – Right to relief unaffected by leaving home to avoid abuse.
21-65-18. Right to relief unaffected by leaving home to avoid abuse. The petitioner’s right to relief under this chapter is not affected by the vulnerable adult leaving home to avoid vulnerable adult abuse. Source: SL 2016, ch 120, §20.
Section 21-65-19 – Protection order–Violation–Penalty.
21-65-19. Protection order–Violation–Penalty. If a temporary protection order or a protection order is granted pursuant to this chapter and the respondent or person restrained knows of the order, a violation of the order is a Class 1 misdemeanor. If the acts constituting a violation of this section also constitute an assault, as defined in §22-18-1, […]
Section 21-66-1 – Definitions .
21-66-1.Definitions. Terms used in this chapter mean: (1)”Asbestos,” chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite asbestos, anthophyllite asbestos, actinolite asbestos, asbestiform winchite, asbestiform richterite, asbestiform amphibole minerals, or any of these minerals that have been chemically treated or altered, including any mineral defined as asbestos in 29 C.F. R. §1910 at the time an asbestos action is filed; […]
Section 21-65-5 – Forms for pro se actions.
21-65-5. Forms for pro se actions. By July 1, 2016, the Unified Judicial System shall prescribe standard forms to be used by a vulnerable adult or substitute petitioner seeking a protection order by proceeding pro se in an action pursuant to this chapter. The clerk of the circuit court shall furnish the required forms to […]
Section 21-65-6 – Guardian ad litem.
21-65-6. Guardian ad litem. Pursuant to §15-6-17(c), the court may on its own motion or on the motion of a party appoint a guardian ad litem for a vulnerable adult if justice requires. The vulnerable adult’s attorney may not also serve as the guardian ad litem. Source: SL 2016, ch 120, §8.
Section 21-65-7 – Hearing on petition–Service of process.
21-65-7. Hearing on petition–Service of process. Upon receipt of the petition, if sufficient grounds are alleged for relief, the court shall order a hearing which shall be held not later than thirty days from the date of the order unless the court grants a continuance for good cause. Personal service of the petition, affidavit, and […]