TITLE 15

UNIFORM PROBATE CODE

CHAPTER 5

PROTECTION OF PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY AND THEIR PROPERTY [EFFECTIVE UNTIL JANUARY 1, 2027] UNIFORM GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS ACT [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2027]

PART 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS

15-5-106.  Copies of public records to be furnished. [effective until january 1, 2027] When a copy of any public record is required by the veterans administration to be used in determining the eligibility of any persons to participate in benefits made available by the veterans administration, the official custodian of such public records shall without charge provide the applicant for such benefits or any person acting on his behalf or the authorized representative of the veterans administration with a certified copy of such record.

15-5-106.  venue. [effective january 1, 2027] (1) Venue for a guardianship proceeding for a minor shall be in:

(a)  The county in which the minor resides or is present at the time the proceeding commences; or

(b)  The county in which another proceeding concerning the custody or parental rights of the minor is pending.

(2)  Venue for a guardianship proceeding or protective arrangement instead of guardianship for an adult shall be in:

(a)  The county in which the respondent resides;

(b)  If the respondent has been admitted to an institution by court order, the county in which the court is located; or

(c)  If the proceeding is for appointment of an emergency guardian for the respondent, the county in which the respondent is present.

(3)  Venue for a conservatorship proceeding or protective arrangement instead of conservatorship shall be in:

(a)  The county in which the respondent resides, whether or not a guardian has been appointed in another county or other jurisdiction; or

(b)  If the respondent does not reside in this state, in any county in which property of the respondent is located.

(4)  If proceedings under this chapter are brought in more than one (1) county, the court of the county in which the first proceeding is brought has the exclusive right to proceed unless the court determines venue is properly in another court or the interest of justice otherwise requires transfer of the proceeding.

History:

[15-5-106, added 1971, ch. 111, sec. 1, p. 233; repealed and added 2026, ch. 79, sec. 3, p. 332.]