Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration

78A-6-103.5. Exclusive jurisdiction of the juvenile court -- Transfer from district court. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (3), the juvenile court has exclusive jurisdiction over a felony, misdemeanor, infraction, or violation of an ordinance under municipal, state, or feder…

78A-6-104. Concurrent jurisdiction of the juvenile court -- Transfer of a protective order. (1)(a) The juvenile court has jurisdiction, concurrent with the district court: (i) to establish parentage, or to order testing for purposes of establishing parentage, for a child in accor…

78A-6-120. Continuing jurisdiction of juvenile court -- Period of and termination of jurisdiction. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), if the juvenile court obtains jurisdiction over a minor's case, the juvenile court's jurisdiction over the minor's case continues until: (a…

78A-6-201. Judges of juvenile court -- Appointments -- Terms. (1)(a) A judge of the juvenile court shall be appointed initially to serve until the first general election held more than three years after the day on which the appointment is effective. (b) After the initial term des…

78A-6-202. Sessions of juvenile court. (1) In each county, regular juvenile court sessions shall be held at a place designated by the judge or judges of the juvenile court district, with the approval of the board. (2) Juvenile court sessions shall be held in each county when the …

78A-6-203. Board of Juvenile Court Judges -- Composition -- Purpose -- Presiding judge -- Associate presiding judge. (1)(a) The Judicial Council shall, by rule, establish a Board of Juvenile Court Judges. (b) The board shall establish general policies for the operation of the juv…

78A-6-204. Administrator of juvenile court -- Appointment -- Qualifications -- Powers and duties. (1) With the approval of the board, the state court administrator shall appoint a chief administrative officer of the juvenile court. (2) The chief administrative officer shall: (a) …

78A-6-205. Court executives -- Selection -- Duties. (1)(a) The chief administrative officer of the juvenile court, with the approval of the juvenile court judge of each district or the presiding juvenile court judge of multiple judge districts, shall appoint a court executive for…

78A-6-206. Juvenile court employees -- Salaries -- State courts personnel system -- Exemptions and discharge. (1) All employees, except juvenile court judges and commissioners, shall be selected, promoted, and discharged through the state courts personnel system for the juvenile …

78A-6-207. Volunteers. (1) The name of a volunteer serving in a case under Section 78A-2-803 shall be stated in the court records of the case. (2) A volunteer of record under Subsection (1) is: (a) considered a volunteer to the juvenile court; and (b) a volunteer under Title 67, …

78A-6-208. Mental health evaluations -- Duty of administrator. (1) The chief administrative officer of the juvenile court, with the approval of the board, and the executive director of the Department of Health and Human Services, and director of the Office of Substance Use and Me…

78A-6-209. Court records -- Inspection. (1) The juvenile court and the juvenile court's probation department shall keep records as required by the board and the presiding judge. (2) A court record shall be open to inspection by: (a) the parents or guardian of a child, a minor who…

78A-6-210. Fines -- Fees -- Deposit with state treasurer -- Restricted account. (1) There is created a restricted account in the General Fund known as the "Nonjudicial Adjustment Account." (2)(a) The account shall be funded from the financial penalty established under Section 80-…

78A-6-211. Courtrooms -- Physical facilities. (1) Suitable courtrooms and office space in each county shall be provided or made available to the juvenile court by the county for the hearing of cases, except in counties where the state has provided courtrooms and offices as needed…

78A-6-212. Information supplied to the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services. (1) A juvenile probation officer shall render full and complete cooperation to the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services in supplying the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Servi…

78A-6-350. Venue -- Dismissal without adjudication on merits. (1) Notwithstanding Title 78B, Chapter 3a, Venue for Civil Actions, a proceeding for a minor's case in the juvenile court shall be commenced in the court of the district in which: (a) except as provided in Section 80-6…

78A-6-351. Summons -- Service and process -- Issuance and contents -- Notice to absent parent or guardian -- Emergency medical or surgical treatment -- Compulsory process for attendance of witnesses when authorized. (1)(a) After a petition is filed in the juvenile court, the juve…

78A-6-352. Appearances -- Parents, guardian, or custodian to appear with minor or child -- Failure to appear -- Warrant of arrest, when authorized -- Parent's, guardian's, or custodian's employer to grant time off -- Appointment of guardian ad litem. (1) If a person is required t…

78A-6-353. Contempt -- Penalty -- Enforcement of fine, fee, or restitution. (1) An individual who willfully violates or refuses to obey any order of the juvenile court may be proceeded against for contempt of court. (2) If a juvenile court finds an individual who is 18 years old …

78A-6-354. Hearings -- Minors cases heard separately from adult cases -- Minor or parents or custodian heard separately -- Continuance of hearing. (1) A hearing for a minor's case shall be held before the juvenile court without a jury and may be conducted in an informal manner. (…

78A-6-355. Exchange of information with agency or institution having legal custody. (1) If legal custody of a minor is vested in an institution or agency, the juvenile court shall transmit, with the court order, copies of the social study, any clinical reports, and other informat…

78A-6-356. Child support obligation when custody of a child is vested in an individual or institution. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Office" means the Office of Recovery Services. (b) "State custody" means that a child is in the custody of a state department, division, or age…

78A-6-357. New hearings -- Modification of order or decree -- Requirements for changing or terminating custody, probation, or protective supervision. (1) If a party seeks a new hearing after an adjudication under Title 80, Utah Juvenile Code, Rule 48 of the Utah Rules of Juvenile…

78A-6-358. Period of effect for a judgment, decree, or order by a juvenile court. (1) A judgment, order, or decree of the juvenile court is no longer in effect after a minor is 21 years old, except: (a) for an order of commitment to the Utah State Developmental Center or to the c…

78A-6-359. Appeals. (1) An appeal to the Court of Appeals may be taken from any order, decree, or judgment of the juvenile court. (2)(a) An appeal of right from an order, decree, or judgment by a juvenile court related to a proceeding under Title 80, Chapter 3, Abuse, Neglect, an…

78A-6-450. Criminal information for an adult in juvenile court. A county attorney or district attorney may file a criminal information in the juvenile court charging an adult for: (1) unlawful sale or furnishing of an alcoholic product to minors in violation of Section 32B-4-403;…

78A-6-451. Who may prosecute an adult in juvenile court -- Transfer to district court. (1) The county attorney or district attorney, as provided in Title 17, Chapter 68, County and District Attorney, shall prosecute any case brought under this part. (2) Any proceeding under this …

78A-6-452. Costs and expenses of trial. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the state shall pay, when approved by the court, the cost of publication of a summons, the expense of a trial, and any other fee or expense of a trial of an adult under this part. (2) The county whe…