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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), no agency may recommend or rule on the custody, placement, including foster placement, or other disposition alternative for a minor, or the termination of parental rights, based on the fact that a parent or guardian of the minor lawfully does one or more of the following:
(a) legally possesses or uses a firearm or other weapon;
(b) espouses particular religious beliefs; or
(c) schools the minor or other minors outside the public education system or is otherwise sympathetic to schooling a minor outside the public education system.
(2) Subsection (1) does not prohibit a recommendation or ruling based on the compatibility of a minor with a particular custody, placement, or other disposition alternative as determined by the presence of any of the factors in Subsections (1)(a) through (1)(c).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 63G. General Government § 63G-4-104. Bases for certain recommendations and decisions limited - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-63g-general-government/ut-code-sect-63g-4-104/
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