Title 50 — Public Welfare
62 chapters · 605 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 50-25.3-01 Definitions
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As used in this chapter: 1. "Caregiver" means a person that has assumed the legal responsibility or a contractual obligation for the care of a vulnerable adult or has voluntarily assumed responsibility for the care of a vulnerable adult. The term includes a facility operated by a…
N.D.C.C. § 50-25.3-03 Petition for visitation
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1. A family member, friend, or clergy member who has had visitation unreasonably or arbitrarily denied or restricted by a caregiver may file with the district court located in the county wherein the vulnerable adult resides a petition to compel visitation. 2. The petition must st…
N.D.C.C. § 50-25.3-04 Expedited hearing
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If a petition for visitation states the vulnerable adult's health is in significant decline or the vulnerable adult's death may be imminent, the court shall conduct an emergency hearing on the petition as soon as practicable and no later than fourteen days after the date the peti…