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Section 35-20-102 – Definitions.

35-20-102. Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) “Abandonment” means leaving a vulnerable adult without financial support or the means or ability to obtain food, clothing, shelter or health care; (ii) “Abuse” means the intentional or reckless infliction, by the vulnerable adult’s caregiver, person of trust or authority, professional, family member or other individual […]

Section 35-20-103 – Reports of Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, Intimidation or Abandonment of Vulnerable Adult; Reports Maintained in Central Registry.

35-20-103. Reports of abuse, neglect, exploitation, intimidation or abandonment of vulnerable adult; reports maintained in central registry. (a) Any person or agency who knows or has reasonable cause to believe that a vulnerable adult is being or has been abused, neglected, exploited, intimidated or abandoned or is committing self neglect shall report the information immediately […]

Section 35-18-108 – Injunctive Relief.

35-18-108. Injunctive relief. The county attorney of any county or the attorney general or the mobile homes council may obtain injunctive relief from any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin the offering for sale, delivery or installation of mobile homes for which written warranties are required under this act, upon an affidavit of the county […]

Section 35-18-109 – Penalties.

35-18-109. Penalties. (a) Any person who knowingly or willfully violates any provision of this act may be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), and each violation shall be considered a separate offense. (b) Any person who knowingly and willfully violates this act in a manner which threatens the health or safety of any […]

Section 35-18-110 – Jurisdiction and Venue Over Nonresident Manufacturers and Dealers.

35-18-110. Jurisdiction and venue over nonresident manufacturers and dealers. (a) A court of this state shall exercise jurisdiction over nonresident mobile home manufacturers and dealers on the basis of their conduct of business within this state, whether or not the importation or sale is accomplished directly or indirectly through agents, dealers, representatives or transferees. (b) […]

Section 35-19-101 – Determination of Death.

35-19-101. Determination of death. An individual who has sustained either irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions, or irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain including the brain stem, is dead. A determination of death shall be made in accordance with accepted medical standards.

Section 35-18-102 – Definitions.

35-18-102. Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) “Defect” means any insufficiency in the performance, construction, components or material of a mobile home that renders the home or any of its parts not fit for the ordinary use for which it was intended or for human habitation; (ii) “Defect which constitutes an imminent safety […]