26B-6-814. Notice of hearing — Service.
| (1) |
A copy of the petition and notice of the hearing shall be served personally on the person to be sterilized not less than 20 days before the hearing date. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-6-814
- Informed consent: means consent that is voluntary and based on an understanding by the person to be sterilized of the nature and consequences of sterilization, the reasonably foreseeable risks and benefits of sterilization, and the available alternative methods of contraception. See Utah Code 26B-6-801
- Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Sterilization: means any medical procedure, treatment, or operation rendering an individual permanently incapable of procreation. See Utah Code 26B-6-801
| (2) |
The notice shall state the date, time, and place of the hearing, and shall specifically state that the hearing is to adjudicate either a petition for declaration of capacity to give informed consent to sterilization or a petition for sterilization. |
| (3) |
Notice shall be served on that person’s parents, spouse, guardian, or custodian and on his attorney by the clerk of the court, by certified mail, not less than 10 days before the hearing date. |
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 308, 2023 General Session
