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26-2B-206
Section 26-2B-206 Appropriate forum. (a) A court of this state having jurisdiction under Section
26-2B-203 to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order may decline to exercise its jurisdiction
if it determines at any time that a court of another state is a more appropriate forum. (b)
If a court of this state declines to exercise its jurisdiction under subsection (a), it shall
either dismiss or stay the proceeding. The court may impose any condition the court considers
just and proper, including the condition that a petition for the appointment of a guardian
or issuance of a protective order be filed promptly in another state. (c) In determining whether
it is an appropriate forum, the court shall consider all relevant factors, including: (1)
any expressed preference of the respondent; (2) whether abuse, neglect, or exploitation of
the respondent has occurred or is likely to occur and which state could best protect the respondent
from the abuse, neglect, or exploitation; (3) the...
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26-2B-207
Section 26-2B-207 Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct. (a)If at any time a court of
this state determines that it acquired jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a protective
order because of unjustifiable conduct, the court may: (1) decline to exercise jurisdiction;
(2) exercise jurisdiction for the limited purpose of fashioning an appropriate remedy to ensure
the health, safety, and welfare of the respondent or the protection of the respondent's property
or prevent a repetition of the unjustifiable conduct, including staying the proceeding until
a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order is filed in
a court of another state having jurisdiction; or (3) continue to exercise jurisdiction after
considering: (A) the extent to which the respondent and all persons required to be notified
of the proceedings have acquiesced in the exercise of the court's jurisdiction; (B) whether
it is a more appropriate forum than the court of any other state...
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26-2B-203
Section 26-2B-203 Jurisdiction. (a) A court of this state has jurisdiction to appoint a guardian
or issue a protective order for a respondent if: (1) this state is the respondent's home state;
(2) on the date the petition is filed, this state is a significant-connection state and: (A)
the respondent does not have a home state or a court of the respondent's home state has declined
to exercise jurisdiction because this state is a more appropriate forum; or (B) the respondent
has a home state, a petition for an appointment or order is not pending in a court of that
state or another significant-connection state and before the court makes the appointment or
issues the order: (i) a petition for an appointment or order is not filed in the respondent's
home state; (ii) an objection to the court's jurisdiction is not filed by a person required
to be notified of the proceeding; and (iii) the court in this state concludes that it is an
appropriate forum under the factors set forth in Section...
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22-52-10.6
Section 22-52-10.6 Petition for renewal of inpatient commitment order; probate court; special
judge; notice; hearing. (a) A petition for renewal of an inpatient commitment order may be
filed by the director of a state mental health facility or his designee at least 30 days prior
to the expiration of the current commitment order. The petition, together with a copy of the
original commitment order and copies of any subsequent renewal commitment orders, shall be
filed with the probate court of the county where the facility is located. The petition shall
explain in detail why renewal of the order is being requested, and shall further explain in
detail why less restrictive conditions of treatment are not appropriate. (b) Such probate
court may consider, hear, and enter appropriate orders pursuant to this section or may request
that the case be heard by a special judge of probate. (c) Whenever and wherever it shall become
necessary that a special judge of probate be provided to hear and...
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16-44B-1
Section 16-44B-1 Compact. ARTICLE I PURPOSE It is the purpose of this compact to remove barriers
to education success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and
deployment of their parents by: A. Facilitating the timely enrollment of children of military
families and ensuring that they are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty in the
transfer of education records from the previous school district(s) or variations in entrance/age
requirements. B. Facilitating the student placement process through which children of military
families are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance requirements, scheduling, sequencing,
grading, course content or assessment. C. Facilitating the qualification and eligibility for
enrollment, educational programs, and participation in extracurricular academic, athletic,
and social activities. D. Facilitating the on-time graduation of children of military families.
E. Providing for the promulgation and enforcement of...
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30-3B-207
Section 30-3B-207 Inconvenient forum. (a) A court of this state which has jurisdiction under
this chapter to make a child custody determination may decline to exercise its jurisdiction
at any time if it determines that it is an inconvenient forum under the circumstances and
that a court of another state is a more appropriate forum. The issue of inconvenient forum
may be raised upon the motion of a party, the court's own motion, or request of another court.
(b) Before determining whether it is an inconvenient forum, a court of this state shall consider
whether it is appropriate for a court of another state to exercise jurisdiction. For this
purpose, the court shall allow the parties to submit information and shall consider all relevant
factors, including: (1) Whether domestic violence has occurred and is likely to continue in
the future and which state could best protect the parties and the child; (2) The length of
time the child has resided outside this state; (3) The distance between...
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26-2B-204
Section 26-2B-204 Special jurisdiction. (a) A court of this state lacking jurisdiction under
Section 26-2B-203 has special jurisdiction to do any of the following: (1) appoint a guardian
in an emergency for a term not exceeding 90 days for a respondent who is physically present
in this state; (2) issue a protective order with respect to real or tangible personal property
located in this state; (3) appoint a guardian or conservator for an incapacitated or protected
person for whom a provisional order to transfer the proceeding from another state has been
issued under procedures similar to Section 26-2B-301. (b) If a petition for the appointment
of a guardian in an emergency is brought in this state and this state was not the respondent's
home state on the date the petition was filed, the court shall dismiss the proceeding at the
request of the court of the home state, if any, whether dismissal is requested before or after
the emergency appointment. (c) The court may entertain successive...
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26-2B-209
Section 26-2B-209 Proceedings in more than one state. Except for a petition for the appointment
of a guardian in an emergency or issuance of a protective order limited to property located
in this state under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of Section 26-2B-204, if a petition
for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order is filed in this state
and in another state and neither petition has been dismissed or withdrawn, the following rules
apply: (1) If the court in this state has jurisdiction under Section 26-2B-203, it may proceed
with the case unless a court in another state issues an order establishing jurisdiction under
provisions similar to Section 26-2B-203 before the appointment or issuance of an order by
the court in this state. (2) If the court in this state does not have jurisdiction under Section
26-2B-203, whether at the time the petition is filed or at any time before the appointment
or issuance of the order, the court shall stay the proceeding...
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36-25-4
Section 36-25-4 State Ethics Commission - Duties; complaint; investigation; hearings; fees;
finding of violation. (a) The commission shall do all of the following: (1) Prescribe forms
for statements required to be filed by this chapter and make the forms available to persons
required to file such statements. (2) Prepare guidelines setting forth recommended uniform
methods of reporting for use by persons required to file statements required by this chapter.
(3) Accept and file any written information voluntarily supplied that exceeds the requirements
of this chapter. (4) Develop, where practicable, a filing, coding, and cross-indexing system
consistent with the purposes of this chapter. (5) Make reports and statements filed with the
commission available during regular business hours and online via the Internet to public inquiry
subject to such regulations as the commission may prescribe. (6) Preserve reports and statements
for a period consistent with the statute of limitations as...
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22-18-50
Section 22-18-50 Enactment and text of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate
Compact. The Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact is hereby enacted
into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in form substantially
as follows: SECTION 1. PURPOSE In order to protect the public through verification of competency
and ensure accountability for patient care related activities all states license emergency
medical services (EMS) personnel, such as emergency medical technicians (EMTs), advanced EMTs
and paramedics. This Compact is intended to facilitate the day to day movement of EMS personnel
across state boundaries in the performance of their EMS duties as assigned by an appropriate
authority and authorize state EMS offices to afford immediate legal recognition to EMS personnel
licensed in a member state. This Compact recognizes that states have a vested interest in
protecting the public's health and safety...
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