Statutes | Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Tribal Vulnerable Adult Protection Ordinance Chapter 4 ยง 402 | 2020
a. If the Department determines a vulnerable adult is suffering from abuse, neglect, or exploitation that presents a risk of physical harm to the person or financial exploitation of the estate of the person, and the vulnerable adult consents to Protection, or lacks mental capacity to consent to receive protective services and no consent can be obtained, the Department or the Attorney Generals office on behalf of the Department, may petition the Court for a Vulnerable Adult Protection Order (VAPO).
b. The petition shall contain:
1. The name, address, location, and interest of the petitioner
2. The name, address, location, and condition of the Vulnerable Adult
3. The name, address, location, and interest of the next of kin, guardian(s), caretaker or other interested party
4. The nature of the Vulnerable Adults incapacity, if any
5. The nature of abuse, neglect, or exploitation the Vulnerable suffers
6. The attempt(s), if any, to secure the Vulnerable Adults consent to services
7. The proposed protective services, and/or placement
8. Whether a temporary guardianship is sought and
9. Any other facts the petitioner believes will assist the Court.
c. If the petition requests that an Emergency VAPO be issued, in addition it must state the nature of the emergency and whether substantial, immediate or serious harm to the vulnerable adult or his estate is likely to occur if an immediate order is not issued.
d. Any person who acts in good faith pursuant to this section is immune from any civil or criminal suit based on the persons actions.