Indiana § 12-10-3-20 - Protective services consented to by endangered adult and interfered with by another; judicial intervention
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§ 12-10-3-20. Protective services consented to by endangered adult and interfered with by another; judicial intervention
Sec. 20. If an endangered adult gives consent to receive protective services arranged by the division or adult protective services unit and another person interferes with the delivery of the services, the division or adult protective services unit may, through the prosecuting attorney's office of the county in which the endangered adult resides, petition the circuit or superior court for an order to do the following:
(1) Enjoin the interference with the delivery of the services.
(2) Implement the delivery of services the endangered adult has consented to receive.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-5-11(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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