21-65-4. Rights of vulnerable adult in action brought by substitute petitioner.
If a substitute petitioner files a petition pursuant to §21-65-2 on behalf of a vulnerable adult, the vulnerable adult retains the right to all of the following:
(1)To contact and retain counsel;
(2)To have access to personal records;
(3)To file objections to the protection order;
(4)To request a hearing on the petition; and
(5)To present evidence and cross-examine witnesses at the hearing.
Source: SL 2016, ch 120, §6.