§ 52-3-207

52-3-207. Protective services not creating guardianship or conservatorship. (1) The provision of protective services does not create a guardianship or conservatorship relationship between the department and the vulnerable adult. (2) The department may not provide protective services that impose a legal limitation or restriction on a vulnerable adult: (a) except emergency protective services provided under 52-3-804; or (b) unless the department has been appointed legal guardian for the vulnerable adult under the provisions of Title 72, chapter 5, part 3. History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 343, L. 1981; Sec. 53-5-207, MCA 1989; redes. 52-3-207 by Code Commissioner, 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 465, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 12, L. 2023.