26B-2-126. Notification requirement for child-placing agencies that provide foster home services — Rulemaking authority.
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The office shall require a child-placing agency that provides foster home services to notify a foster parent that if the foster parent signs as the responsible adult for a foster child to receive a driver license under Section 53-3-211:
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-2-126- Child: means an individual under 18 years old. See Utah Code 26B-2-101
- Child-placing agency: means a person that engages in child placing. See Utah Code 26B-2-101
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Foster home: means a residence that is licensed or certified by the office for the full-time substitute care of a child. See Utah Code 26B-2-101
- Highway: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Minor: means child. See Utah Code 26B-2-101
- Office: means the Office of Licensing within the department. See Utah Code 26B-2-101
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the foster parent is jointly and severally liable with the minor for civil compensatory damages caused by the minor when operating a motor vehicle upon a highway as provided under Subsections 53-3-211(2) and (4); and |
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the foster parent may file with the Driver License Division a verified written request that the learner permit or driver license be canceled in accordance with Section 53-3-211 if the foster child no longer resides with the foster parent. |
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Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 305, 2023 General Session
