Section 403 – Transitional provisions.
Effective 5/4/2022 78B-24-403. Transitional provisions. (1)Part 2, Prohibition of Unregulated Custody Transfer, applies to: (a) a transfer of custody on or after May 4, 2022; and (b) soliciting or advertising on or after May 4, 2022. (2)Part 3, Information and Guidance, applies to placement of a child for adoption more than 60 days after May […]
Section 404 – Severability.
Effective 5/4/2022 78B-24-404. Severability. If a provision of this chapter or the provision’s application to a person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect another provision or application that can be given effect without the invalid provision. Enacted by Chapter 326, 2022 General Session
Section 304 – Information about a child.
Effective 5/4/2022 78B-24-304. Information about a child. (1) (a) Except as prohibited by other law of this state, within a reasonable time before a child-placing agency places a child for adoption with a prospective adoptive parent, the agency shall provide or cause to be provided to the prospective adoptive parent information specific to the child […]
Section 305 – Guidance and instruction.
Effective 5/4/2022 78B-24-305. Guidance and instruction. (1) A child-placing agency placing a child for adoption shall provide or cause to be provided to the prospective adoptive parent guidance and instruction specific to the child to help prepare the parent to respond effectively to needs of the child which are known or reasonably ascertainable by the […]
Section 306 – Information about financial assistance and support services.
Effective 5/4/2022 78B-24-306. Information about financial assistance and support services. On request of a child who was placed for adoption or the child’s adoptive parent, the child-placing agency placing the child or the Division of Child and Family Services shall provide information about how to obtain financial assistance or support services: (1) to assist the […]
Section 307 – Child-placing agency compliance.
Effective 5/4/2022 78B-24-307. Child-placing agency compliance. (1) The Office of Licensing, created in Section 62A-2-103, may investigate an allegation that a child-placing agency has failed to comply with this part and commence an action for injunctive or other relief or initiate administrative proceedings against the child-placing agency to enforce this part. (2) (a) The Office […]
Section 308 – Rulemaking authority.
Effective 5/4/2022 78B-24-308. Rulemaking authority. The Office of Licensing, created in Section 62A-2-103, may adopt rules under Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to implement Sections 78B-24-303, 78B-24-304, 78B-24-305, and 78B-24-306. Enacted by Chapter 326, 2022 General Session
Section 302 – Scope.
Effective 5/4/2022 78B-24-302. Scope. This part applies to placement for adoption of a child who: (1) has been or is in foster or institutional care; (2) previously has been adopted in a state; (3) has been or is being adopted under the law of a foreign country; (4) has come or is coming to a […]
Section 303 – General adoption information.
Effective 5/4/2022 78B-24-303. General adoption information. (1) Within a reasonable time before a child-placing agency places a child for adoption with a prospective adoptive parent, the child-placing agency shall provide or cause to be provided to the prospective adoptive parent general adoption information. (2) The information under Subsection (1) shall address: (a) possible physical, mental, […]
Section 1002 – Recovery of costs for indigent defense services.
Effective 11/16/2021 78B-22-1002. Recovery of costs for indigent defense services. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a court shall order an individual to pay the indigent defense system for the cost of indigent defense services in accordance with Subsection 76-3-201(4)(e) and Section 77-32b-104 if: (a) the individual was provided indigent defense services by the […]