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Utah Code § 26B-5-504

Criteria for essential treatment and intervention

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 308, 2023 General Session

A court shall order an individual to undergo essential treatment for a substance use disorder when the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the individual:

(1) suffers from a substance use disorder;

(2) can reasonably benefit from the essential treatment;

(3) is unlikely to substantially benefit from a less-restrictive alternative treatment; and

(4) presents a serious harm to self or others.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.