The Legislature recognizes that many citizens of this state, because of the infirmities of aging, incapacity, or other disability are unable to manage their own affairs or to protect themselves from exploitation, abuse, or neglect and are in need of protective services. Said services provided pursuant to the provisions of the Protective Services for Vulnerable Adults Act I shall guarantee, to the maximum degree of feasibility, the individual the same rights as other citizens, and at the same time protect the individual from exploitation, abuse, or neglect. The Protective Services for Vulnerable Adults Act is designed to establish protective services and to assure availability of said services to persons in need of those services.

Added by Laws 1977, c. 264, § 2, emerg. eff. June 17, 1977. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 256, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Renumbered from § 802 by Laws 1986, c. 103, § 103, eff. Nov. 1, 1986; Amended by Laws 1997, c. 195, § 5, eff. November 01,1997 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2003, HB 1681, c. 332, § 2, emerg. eff. May 29, 2003 (superseded document available).