(1) a principal should be able to:
- (a) live in the manner in which the principal wishes; and
- (b) make decisions about accepting or refusing support, assistance, or protection, as long as doing so does not cause serious bodily injury, as that term is defined in Section 26B-5-301, to the principal, or harm to others;
- (2) a principal should be informed about and, to the best of the principal's abilities, participate in the management of the principal's affairs;
- (3) a principal should receive the most effective, yet least restrictive and intrusive, form of support, assistance, or protection when the principal is unable to manage the principal's affairs alone; and
- (4) the values, beliefs, wishes, cultural norms, and traditions that a principal holds should be respected in supporting the principal.
Enacted by Chapter 533, 2025 General Session