Section 35-20-116 – Access to Central Registry Records Pertaining to Adult Protection Cases; Child and Vulnerable Adult Abuse and Registry Account.
35-20-116. Access to central registry records pertaining to adult protection cases; child and vulnerable adult abuse and registry account. (a) Upon appropriate application and for employee or volunteer screening purposes, the department shall provide to any employer or entity whose employees or volunteers may have unsupervised access to vulnerable adults in the course of their […]
Section 35-21-101 – Short Title.
35-21-101. Short title. This act may be cited as the “Domestic Violence Protection Act”.
Section 35-21-102 – Definitions.
35-21-102. Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) “Adult” means a person who is sixteen (16) years of age or older, or legally married; (ii) “Court” means the circuit court or, if the county does not have a circuit court, the district court in the county where an alleged victim of domestic abuse resides […]
Section 35-21-103 – Petition for Order of Protection; Contents; Prerequisites; Counsel to Be Provided Petitioners; Award of Costs and Fees.
35-21-103. Petition for order of protection; contents; prerequisites; counsel to be provided petitioners; award of costs and fees. (a) A victim of domestic abuse may petition the court under this act by filing a petition with the circuit court clerk or the district court clerk if the county does not have a circuit court for […]
Section 35-20-104 – Department to Coordinate Services; Rules and Regulations.
35-20-104. Department to coordinate services; rules and regulations. (a) The department shall: (i) Coordinate a protective services program consistent with this act, with the goal of ensuring that every vulnerable adult in need of protective services will have access to protective services; (ii) Adopt rules, regulations and standards for services provided by the department necessary […]
Section 35-20-105 – Protective Services; No Services Without Consent; Responsibility for Costs.
35-20-105. Protective services; no services without consent; responsibility for costs. (a) The department may furnish protective services in response to a request for assistance from the vulnerable adult, his caregiver, conservator, guardian, guardian ad litem or agent, or a family member. The department shall not serve as a caregiver. (b) Except under conditions provided for […]
Section 35-20-106 – Petition by Department When Caregiver Refuses to Allow Services; Injunction.
35-20-106. Petition by department when caregiver refuses to allow services; injunction. (a) When a vulnerable adult needs protective services and the caregiver refuses to allow the provision of those services, the department, through the attorney general or the district attorney, may petition the court for an order enjoining the caregiver from interfering with the provision […]
Section 35-20-107 – Emergency Services.
35-20-107. Emergency services. (a) If an emergency exists and the department has reasonable cause to believe that a vulnerable adult is suffering from abuse, neglect, self neglect, exploitation, intimidation or abandonment and lacks the capacity to consent to the provision of protective services, the department, through the attorney general or the district attorney, may petition […]
Section 35-20-108 – Records Confidential; Exception.
35-20-108. Records confidential; exception. Except as provided under W.S. 35-20-116, records of the department or other agency or the court pertaining to a vulnerable adult receiving protective services under this act are not open to public inspection. Information contained in those records shall not be disclosed to the public in any manner that will identify […]
Section 35-20-110 – When Access to Vulnerable Adult Denied; Injunction.
35-20-110. When access to vulnerable adult denied; injunction. If access to the vulnerable adult is denied to law enforcement or the department seeking to investigate a report of abuse, neglect, exploitation, intimidation, abandonment or self neglect of a vulnerable adult, the investigator may seek an injunction to prevent interference with the investigation. The court may […]