(1) The attorney general shall advise the office on legal matters and represent the office in legal proceedings.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-6-309

  • Conservator: is a s defined in Section 75-1-201. See Utah Code 26B-6-301
  • Incapacitated: means a person who has been determined by a court, pursuant to Section 75-5-303, to be incapacitated, as defined in Section 75-1-201, after the office has determined that the person is 18 years of age or older and suffers from a mental or physical impairment as part of the prepetition assessment in Section 26B-6-305. See Utah Code 26B-6-301
  • Office: means the Office of Public Guardian. See Utah Code 26B-6-301
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) Upon the request of the attorney general, a county attorney may represent the office in connection with the filing of a petition for appointment as guardian or conservator of an incapacitated person and with routine, subsequent appearances.