26B-6-605. Commitment -- Individual who is 18 years old or older.
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Effective 5/3/2023
26B-6-605. Commitment -- Individual who is 18 years old or older.
(1)The director, or the director's designee may commit to the division an individual 18 years old or older who has an intellectual disability, for observation, diagnosis, care, and treatment if that commitment is based on:
(a)involuntary commitment in accordance with Section 26B-6-608 ; or
(b)temporary emergency commitment in accordance with Section 26B-6-607 .
(2)If an individual who is 18 years old or older is committed to the custody of the Utah State Developmental Center by the juvenile court, the director or the director's designee shall give the juvenile court written notice of the intention to release the individual not fewer than five days before the day on which the individual is released.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 308 , 2023 General Session