Utah Statutes
§ 75-5-703 — Interpretation of part.
Utah·Title 75 Utah Uniform Probate Code·Ch. 75-5 Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property·Part 75-5-7 Supported Decision-making Agreements
This part shall be construed and applied in accordance with the following principles:
(1)a principal should be able to:
(1)(a) live in the manner in which the principal wishes; and
(1)(b) make decisions about accepting or refusing support, assistance, or protection, as long as doing so does not cause serious bodily injury, as that term is defined in Section 26B-5-301, to the principal, or harm to others;
(2)a principal should be informed about and, to the best of the principal's abilities, participate in the management of the principal's affairs;
(3)a principal should receive the most effective, yet least restrictive and intrusive, form of support, assistance, or protection when the principal is unable to manage the principal's affairs alone; and
(4)the values, beliefs, wishes, cultura
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Legislative History
Enacted by Chapter 533, 2025 General Session
Nearby Sections
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§ 75-1-101
Short title.§ 75-1-102
Purposes -- Rule of construction.§ 75-1-104
Severability.§ 75-1-105
Construction against implied repeal.§ 75-1-106
Effect of fraud and evasion.§ 75-1-107
Evidence of death or status.§ 75-1-108
Acts by holder of general power.§ 75-1-201
Title definitions.§ 75-1-301
Territorial application.§ 75-1-302
Subject matter jurisdiction.