75-5-703. Interpretation of part.
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Effective 5/7/2025
75-5-703. Interpretation of part.
This part shall be construed and applied in accordance with the following principles:
(1)a principal should be able to:
(a)live in the manner in which the principal wishes; and
(b)make decisions about accepting or refusing support, assistance, or protection, as long as doing so does not cause serious bodily injury, as that term is defined in Section 26B-5-301 , to the principal, or harm to others;
(2)a principal should be informed about and, to the best of the principal's abilities, participate in the management of the principal's affairs;
(3)a principal should receive the most effective, yet least restrictive and intrusive, form of support, assistance, or protection when the principal is unable to manage the principal's affairs alone; and
(4)the values, beliefs, wishes, cultural norms, and traditions that a principal holds should be respected in supporting the principal.
Enacted by Chapter 533 , 2025 General Session