Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Utah

child rights

What are the rights of a person under the age of 18 who is in a residential treatment center in Utah? do theese laws/Rights differ from federal laws/Rights? How? can a staff put their hands on a student in any way including hitting, punching, throwing, slamming, physically harming?


Asked on 6/30/08, 8:42 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Alvin Lundgren Alvin R. Lundgren, L.C.

Re: child rights

The staff in a residential treatment center are not allowed to physically attack a resident. They are allowed to use reasonable force to restrain the restident, but may not be the aggressor.

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Answered on 7/01/08, 9:52 am


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