Statutes | Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Tribal Vulnerable Adult Protection Ordinance Chapter 3 ยง 303 | 2020
a. Except as provided for in Section 305, protective services or placements shall be provided on an involuntary basis by the Department only as the Court determines they are necessary upon petition of the Department, by the Attorney General as the attorney for the Department or upon the Courts own initiative if the Vulnerable Adult is otherwise properly before the Court on another matter. When the Court orders protective services or placement upon its own initiative, the Court shall promptly notify the Department of its actions and the Department shall thereafter assume the advocacy role as if it had initiated the action.
b. The Courts determination of the degree of incapacity, if any, as well as whether Vulnerable Adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation has occurred shall be the basis for developing individual Vulnerable Adult protection services plans or placements.