(a) As used in this act:

(i) 'Adult' means an individual who has attained eighteen (18) years of age;

(ii) 'Conservator' means a person appointed by the court to administer the property of an adult, including a person appointed under W.S. 3-3-101 through 3-3-1106;

(iii) 'Guardian' means a person appointed by the court to make decisions regarding the person of an adult, including a person appointed under W.S. 3-2-101 through 3-2-303;

(iv) 'Guardianship order' means an order appointing a guardian;

(v) 'Guardianship proceeding' means a judicial proceeding in which an order for the appointment of a guardian is sought or has been issued;

(vi) 'Incompetent person' means an adult for whom a guardian has been appointed;

(vii) 'Party' means the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator or any other person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding;

(viii) 'Protected person' means an adult for whom a protective order has been issued;

(ix) 'Protective order' means an order appointing a conservator or other order related to management of an adult's property;

(x) 'Protective proceeding' means a judicial proceeding in which a protective order is sought or has been issued;

(xi) 'Record' means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form;

(xii) 'Respondent' means an adult for whom a protective order or the appointment of a guardian is sought;

(xiii) 'State' means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;

(xiv) 'This act' means W.S. 3-8-101 through 3-8-502.