17-77-306. Specified treatments prohibited -- Criminal penalties.
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Effective 11/6/2025
17-77-306. Specified treatments prohibited -- Criminal penalties.
(1)It is a class B misdemeanor to give shock treatment, lobotomy, or surgery to anyone without the written consent of the individual's next of kin or legal guardian.
(2)It is a felony to give psychiatric treatment, nonvocational mental health counseling, case-finding testing, psychoanalysis, drugs, shock treatment, lobotomy, or surgery to any individual for the purpose of changing his concept of, belief about, or faith in God.
(3)Services provided under this part are governed by Title 58, Chapter 67 , Utah Medical Practice Act.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 14 , 2025 Special Session 1