Indiana Code 12-10-3-20. Protective services consented to by endangered adult and interfered with by another; judicial intervention
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Sec. 20. If an endangered adult gives consent to receive protective services arranged by the division or adult protective services unit and another person interferes with the delivery of the services, the division or adult protective services unit may, through the prosecuting attorney‘s office of the county in which the endangered adult resides, petition the circuit or superior court for an order to do the following:
(2) Implement the delivery of services the endangered adult has consented to receive.
(1) Enjoin the interference with the delivery of the services.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-10-3-20
- adult protective services unit: refers to the entity with whom the division contracts to carry out the duties listed in section 8 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-10-3-1
- Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- endangered adult: means an individual who is:
Indiana Code 12-10-3-2
- protective services: refers to available medical, psychiatric, residential, and social services that are necessary to protect the health or safety of an endangered adult. See Indiana Code 12-10-3-5
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-5-11(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4.