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26-10A-24
Section 26-10A-24 Contested hearing. (a) Whenever a motion contesting the adoption is filed,
the court shall set the matter for a contested hearing to determine: (1) Whether the best
interests of the adoptee will be served by the adoption. (2) Whether the adoptee is a person
capable of being adopted by the petitioner in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
(3) Whether an actual or implied consent or relinquishment to the adoption is valid. (4) Whether
a consent or relinquishment may be withdrawn. (b) The court shall give notice of the contested
hearing by certified mail to all parties who have appeared before the court. The moving party
and each petitioner shall be present at the contested hearing. The guardian ad litem shall
appear and represent the interests of the adoptee. (c) The court may continue the hearing
from time to time to permit notice to all parties, or to permit further discovery, observation,
investigation, or consideration of any fact or circumstances...
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26-10A-11
Section 26-10A-11 Consent or relinquishment. (a) A consent or relinquishment shall be in writing,
signed by the person consenting or relinquishing, and shall state the following: (1) The date,
place, and time of execution. (2) The date of birth or if prior to birth expected date of
birth of the adoptee and any names by which the adoptee has been known. (3) The relationship
of the person consenting or relinquishing to the adoptee. (4) The name of each petitioner,
unless (i) the document is relinquishment of the adoptee to an agency, or (ii) the consent
contains a statement that the person executing the consent knows that he or she has a right
to know the identity of each petitioner but voluntarily waives this right. (5) That the person
executing the document is voluntarily and unequivocally consenting to the adoption of the
named adoptee. (6) That by signing the document and subsequent court order to ratify the consent,
the person executing the document understands that he or she will...
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26-21-3
Section 26-21-3 Written consent of parent or guardian to performing abortion on unemancipated
minor; written statement where abortion to be performed on emancipated minor; waiver of consent
requirement; coercion; forms. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (d)
of this section and Sections 26-21-4 and 26-21-5 hereof, no physician shall perform an abortion
upon an unemancipated minor unless the physician or his or her agents first obtain the written
consent of either parent or the legal guardian of the minor. (b) The physician who shall perform
the abortion or his or her agents shall obtain or be provided with the written consent from
either parent or legal guardian stating the names of the minor, parent, or legal guardian,
that he or she is informed that the minor desires an abortion and does consent to the abortion,
the date, and the consent shall be signed by either parent or legal guardian. The signatures
of the parents, parent, or legal guardian shall be affixed...
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15-20A-2
Section 15-20A-2 Legislative findings. The Legislature makes all of the following findings:
(1) Registration and notification laws are a vital concern as the number of sex offenders
continues to rise. The increasing numbers coupled with the danger of recidivism place society
at risk. Registration and notification laws strive to reduce these dangers by increasing public
safety and mandating the release of certain information to the public. This release of information
creates better awareness and informs the public of the presence of sex offenders in the community,
thereby enabling the public to take action to protect themselves. Registration and notification
laws aid in public awareness and not only protect the community but serve to deter sex offenders
from future crimes through frequent in-person registration. Frequent in-person registration
maintains constant contact between sex offenders and law enforcement, providing law enforcement
with priceless tools to aid them in their...
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26-21-1
Section 26-21-1 Legislative purpose and findings. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in
enacting this parental consent provision to further the important and compelling state interests
of: (1) protecting minors against their own immaturity, (2) fostering the family structure
and preserving it as a viable social unit, and (3) protecting the rights of parents to rear
children who are members of their household. (b) The Legislature finds as fact that: (1) immature
minors often lack the ability to make fully informed choices that take account of both immediate
and long-range consequences, (2) the medical, emotional, and psychological consequences of
abortion are serious and can be lasting, particularly when the patient is immature, (3) the
capacity to become pregnant and the capacity for mature judgment concerning the wisdom of
an abortion are not necessarily related, (4) parents ordinarily possess information essential
to a physician's exercise of his or her best medical judgment...
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12-15-317
Section 12-15-317 Who may file petition. The Department of Human Resources, any public or private
licensed child-placing agency, parent, child, or any interested person may file a petition
to terminate the parental rights of a parent or parents of a child. (1) Mandatory filing of
petition by the Department of Human Resources. The Department of Human Resources shall be
required to file a petition to terminate the parental rights of a parent or parents of a child,
or if the petition has been filed by another party, shall seek to be joined as a party to
the petition, and, concurrently, to identify, recruit, process, and approve a qualified family
for adoption, in the following circumstances: a. In the case of a child who has been in foster
care in the custody of the Department of Human Resources for 12 of the most recent 22 months.
b. If a child has been abandoned. c. If the parent has committed murder of another child of
that parent. d. If the parent has committed manslaughter of another...
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22-19-161
Section 22-19-161 Definitions. In this article: (1) "Adult" means an individual who
is at least 18 years of age. (2) "Agent" means an individual: (A) authorized to
make health care decisions on the principal's behalf by a power of attorney for health care;
or (B) expressly authorized to make an anatomical gift on the principal's behalf by any other
record signed by the principal. (3) "Anatomical gift" means a donation of all or
part of a human body to take effect after the donor's death for the purpose of transplantation,
therapy, research, or education. (4) "Coroner" means an elected or appointed official
who determines, with the assistance of other forensic scientists and investigators, the cause,
manner, and circumstances surrounding death. (5) "Decedent" means a deceased individual
whose body or part is or may be the source of an anatomical gift. The term includes a stillborn
infant and, subject to restrictions imposed by law other than this article, a fetus. (6) "Disinterested...
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16-1-24.1
Section 16-1-24.1 Safe school and drug-free school policy; treatment of policy violators; promulgation
and distribution of discipline policy; liability limited for discipline actions; local boards
may adopt more stringent guidelines. (a) The Legislature finds a compelling public interest
in ensuring that schools are made safe and drug-free for all students and school employees.
The Legislature finds the need for a comprehensive safe school and drug-free school policy
to be adopted by the State Board of Education. This policy should establish minimum standards
for classes of offenses and prescribe uniform minimum procedures and penalties for those who
violate the policies. It is the intent of the Legislature that our schools remain safe and
drug-free for all students and school employees. The State Board of Education shall adopt
and all local boards of education shall uniformly enforce policies that protect all students
and school employees. The State Board of Education shall require...
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30-3-10
Section 30-3-10 Equal opportunity for blind individuals; supportive parenting services. (a)
For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) BLINDNESS.
A central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the use of a correcting lens.
An eye that has a limitation in the field of vision so that the widest diameter of the visual
field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees is considered to have a central visual
acuity of 20/200 or less. The term also includes a degenerative condition that reasonably
can be expected to result in blindness. (2) SUPPORTIVE PARENTING SERVICES. Services that may
assist a blind parent or prospective blind parent in the effective use of non-visual techniques
and other alternative methods to enable the parent or prospective parent to discharge parental
responsibilities as successfully as a parent who is not blind. (b) The Legislature finds the
following: (1) Blind individuals should be given equal...
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44-2-20
Section 44-2-20 Text of compact. The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children is hereby
enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in
form substantially as follows: Article I. Purpose and Policy. It is the purpose and policy
of the party states to cooperate with each other in the interstate placement of children to
the end that: (a) Each child requiring placement shall receive the maximum opportunity to
be placed in a suitable environment and with persons or institutions having appropriate qualifications
and facilities to provide a necessary and desirable degree and type of care. (b) The appropriate
authorities in a state where a child is to be placed may have full opportunity to ascertain
the circumstances of the proposed placement, thereby promoting full compliance with applicable
requirements for the protection of the child. (c) The proper authorities of the state from
which the placement is made may obtain the most complete...
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