Title 8 — Child Safety

In this title, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Abandoned" means the failure of the parent to provide reasonable support and to maintain regular contact with the child, including providing normal supervision. Abandoned includes a judicial finding that a parent has made …

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or chapter 4, articles 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of this title: 1. A child who in good faith is being furnished Christian Science treatment by a duly accredited practitioner shall not, for that reason alone, be considered t…

A. The juvenile court has original jurisdiction over all delinquency proceedings brought under the authority of this title. B. The juvenile court has exclusive original jurisdiction over all proceedings brought under the authority of this title except for delinquency proceedings.…

A. The presiding judge of the juvenile court shall appoint a director of juvenile court services who shall serve at the pleasure of the presiding juvenile judge. B. The director of juvenile court services shall recommend the appointment of deputy probation officers, detention per…

A. Juvenile probation officers employed by the juvenile court shall be fingerprinted as a condition of employment. A juvenile probation officer shall submit fingerprints and the form prescribed in subsection D of this section to the chief juvenile probation officer within seven w…

A. The director of juvenile court services shall serve at the pleasure of the presiding judge of the juvenile court. B. In counties which have adopted or hereafter adopt a limited county employee merit system pursuant to title 11, chapter 2, article 10 or a judicial merit system,…

Subject to the limitations of this chapter and chapter 3 of this title or as imposed by the juvenile court, an authorized juvenile court officer shall: 1. Except as provided by section 8-323, receive and examine all referrals or Arizona uniform traffic ticket and complaint forms …

A. The venue of proceedings in the juvenile court shall be determined by the county of the residence of the juvenile, or the county where the alleged dependency or incorrigibility occurs. B. The venue of proceedings in the juvenile court in which a petition alleging a delinquent …

A. Except as provided by section 13-904, subsection H, section 13-2921.01, section 17-340 or sections 28-3304, 28-3306 and 28-3320, an order of the juvenile court in proceedings under this chapter shall not be deemed a conviction of crime, impose any civil disabilities ordinarily…

A. The following records relating to a juvenile who is referred to juvenile court are open to public inspection: 1. Referrals involving delinquent acts, after the referrals have been made to the juvenile court or the county attorney has diverted the matter according to section 8-…

If appropriate facilities are available to the juvenile court, the presiding judge of the superior court may do both of the following: 1. Authorize juvenile court staff to provide services within the facilities. 2. Enter into an agreement for the use of those facilities by a prov…

A. The court shall appoint an attorney for a child in all delinquency proceedings that commence with a petition or that may involve detention, dependency proceedings or termination of parental rights proceedings that are conducted pursuant to this title. The court shall appoint t…

A. The clerk may issue subpoenas and any other process to compel the attendance of witnesses at a hearing involving a child. B. The county attorney or attorney general who will present evidence at a hearing involving a juvenile who is accused of committing a delinquent or incorri…

A. The presiding judge of the juvenile court in a county may appoint juvenile court commissioners to serve at the pleasure of the presiding judge, provided that the funds necessary to fill these positions have been approved by the respective county board of supervisors. A juvenil…

If a child in a juvenile court hearing who is the subject of the petition that does not allege a delinquent act or incorrigibility is represented by counsel in a contested matter, the county attorney, when requested by the juvenile court judge, shall appear and participate in the…

The provisions of title 12, chapter 2, article 3, providing for a court reporter shall apply at any juvenile court hearing conducted by a judge.

A. A parent or legal guardian of a person who is under eighteen years of age shall exercise reasonable care, supervision, protection and control over the parent's or legal guardian's minor child. B. On petition of a party or on the court's own motion, the court may make an order …

A. Any aggrieved party in any juvenile court proceeding under this title may appeal from a final order of the juvenile court to the court of appeals in the manner provided in the Arizona rules of procedure for the juvenile court as adopted or approved by the Arizona supreme court…

A. Every public official and department shall render all assistance and cooperation within the official's or department's jurisdictional power which may further the objects of this chapter. An institution or agency to which the juvenile court awards a juvenile shall give the cour…

The out-of-court statements or nonverbal conduct of a minor regarding acts of abuse or neglect perpetrated on the minor are admissible for all purposes in any adoption, dependency, termination of parental rights or guardianship proceeding under this title if the time, content and…

A. If a juvenile is charged with a violation of any of the following offenses and is summoned to appear at an advisory hearing, the judicial officer shall order the juvenile to report within five days to the law enforcement agency that investigated the juvenile or to the agency's…

A. If evidence indicates that a child who is under the jurisdiction of the court pursuant to this chapter, chapter 3 or chapter 4, articles 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of this title may be suffering from developmental disabilities, the juvenile court shall order a study and repor…

A. The supreme court shall administer the activities, including providing the cost of services, for children who are referred to the juvenile court as incorrigible or delinquent and who are placed in foster care other than in a state institution or who require shelter care or tre…

A. The right to support of a child receiving foster care maintenance payments pursuant to 42 United States Code sections 670 through 676 is assigned to this state by operation of law. The agency in this state administering the provisions of 42 United States Code sections 651 thro…

The juvenile court may permit the person to whom a child's or ward's care is temporarily awarded to remove a dependent child or ward of the court from this state, on recognizance, with or without sureties, that satisfies the court, obligating the person to produce the child or wa…

A. When a child under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court appears to be in need of medical or surgical care, the juvenile court may order the parent, guardian or custodian to provide treatment for the child in a hospital or otherwise. If the parent, guardian or custodian fails…

A. When jurisdiction of a juvenile has been acquired by the juvenile court, the juvenile shall continue under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court until the juvenile attains eighteen years of age or, if the juvenile court has retained jurisdiction over the person pursuant to se…

The juvenile court may punish a person for contempt of court for wilfully violating, neglecting or refusing to obey or perform any lawful order of the juvenile court or for obstructing or interfering with the proceedings of the juvenile court or the enforcement of its orders subj…

B. If the child or parent is eligible to receive behavioral health services with title XIX or XXI of the social security act monies, the court may order the agency or private service provider to provide only those behavioral health services that the agency or private service prov…

A. A person who was adjudicated delinquent and whose period of probation has been completed may have the right to possess or carry a firearm restored by the superior court in the county where the person was adjudicated at the end of the person's term of probation. B. A person who…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Court" means the juvenile division of the superior court. 2. "Family counseling programs" means those public and private programs established pursuant to rules and guidelines promulgated and administered by the presiding…

Any county in this state may establish family counseling programs pursuant to this article. These programs shall be administered by the court and may be carried out by certified public and private agencies.

A. In addition to or before entering a judgment pursuant to article 4 of this chapter, the court may order parents or guardians of a child referred to the court and the child to attend family counseling programs administered by the court pursuant to this article. B. The court sha…

A. A county may elect to participate in the family counseling programs by resolution of the county's board of supervisors. Such resolution shall be delivered to the supreme court on or before June 15. The supreme court shall then certify a list of counties which have elected to p…

A. A county's share of the matching funds may be provided by such county in cash or an amount not in excess of twenty-five per cent of such share may be credited for other expenditures of the county in similar counseling services. A county providing matching funds for a federal p…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Dually adjudicated child" means a child who is found to be dependent or temporarily subject to court jurisdiction pending an adjudication of a dependency petition and who is alleged or found to have committed a delinquen…

A. If a child exhibits behavior that indicates the child may suffer from a mental disorder or is a danger to self or others, an entity may request that the child receive an outpatient assessment or inpatient assessment. B. A psychologist, psychiatric and mental health nurse pract…

A. If a child exhibits behavior that indicates the child may suffer from a mental disorder or if it is recommended as a result of an outpatient assessment or inpatient assessment pursuant to section 8-272 that a child receive residential treatment services, an entity may file a m…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Clinical liaison" means a mental health expert or another individual who has experience and training in mental health or developmental disabilities and who is qualified and appointed by the court to aid in coordinating t…

A. A juvenile shall not participate in a delinquency, incorrigibility or criminal proceeding if the court determines that the juvenile is incompetent to proceed. B. At any time after the filing of a petition for delinquency or incorrigibility or a petition that seeks to transfer …

A. If the court determines that grounds exist for a competency examination, the court shall appoint two or more mental health experts. The mental health experts shall examine the juvenile, issue a report and, if necessary, testify regarding the juvenile's competency. The court, o…

A. After the court determines that reasonable grounds exist to support the plea of insanity, the court or any party, with the consent of the juvenile, may request that the mental health expert provide a screening report. The screening report shall include both: 1. The mental stat…

A. The court shall set and may change the conditions under which the examination of competency to stand trial is conducted. B. Within three working days after the motion is granted and the mental health experts are appointed, the parties shall provide all of the juvenile’s availa…

A. If the court finds that a juvenile has been adjudicated incompetent to stand trial within the past year, the court may hold a hearing to dismiss any misdemeanor charge against the juvenile if the juvenile continues to be incompetent to stand trial. The court shall give ten day…

A. The privilege against self-incrimination applies to any examination or to any statement that is made to restoration personnel during the course and scope of a court ordered restoration program. B. Any evidence or statement that is obtained during an examination or any evidence…

A. A mental health expert shall submit a written report of the examination to the court within ten working days after the examination. The mental health expert shall file the report with the clerk of the court. The clerk shall seal and file the original report. The mental health …

A. Within thirty days after a report is filed pursuant to section 8-291.07, the court shall hold a hearing to determine if a juvenile is competent to stand trial. The parties may introduce other evidence regarding the juvenile’s mental condition or may submit the matter by writte…

A. The court may order a juvenile to participate in an outpatient or inpatient competency restoration program or may commit the juvenile for competency restoration to the state hospital or another facility. The juvenile court shall approve all competency restoration programs. In …

A. The mental health expert who consults with the restoration program shall submit a written report to the court before any hearing that is held pursuant to this section. The clerk of the court shall seal and file the original report. The mental health expert shall provide a copy…

The court and the department of health services shall keep records of the offenses for which a juvenile was charged, any court ordered examination and treatment outcomes.