Title 80, Title 80: Utah Juvenile Code

80-6-1004.1. Petition to expunge adjudication -- Hearing and notice -- Waiver -- Order. (1) An individual may petition the juvenile court for an order to expunge the individual's juvenile record if: the individual was adjudicated for an offense in the juvenile court; the individu…

80-6-1004.2. Petition to expunge nonjudicial adjustment -- Order. (1) An individual may petition the juvenile court for an order to expunge the individual's juvenile record if: the individual's juvenile record consists solely of nonjudicial adjustments; the individual's juvenile …

80-6-1004.3. Petition to expunge arrest, investigation, detention, or delinquency petition -- Screening -- Order. (1) An individual may petition the juvenile court for an order to expunge the individual's juvenile record if: the individual's juvenile record consists solely of rec…

80-6-1004.4. Petition to expunge petition not found to be true -- Order. (1) An individual may petition the juvenile court, at any time, for an order to expunge all records in the individual's juvenile record pertaining to an incident where a petition was filed if: the incident w…

80-6-1004.5. Automatic expungement of successful nonjudicial adjustment -- Effect of successful nonjudicial adjustment. (1) Except as provided in Subsection, the juvenile court shall issue, without a petition, an order to expunge an individual's juvenile record if: (2) the indivi…

80-6-1006.1. Exceptions to expungement order -- Distribution of expungement order -- Agency duties -- Effect of expungement -- Access to expunged record. (1) This section applies to an expungement order under Section,,,, or. 80-6-1004.1 80-6-1004.2 80-6-1004.3 80-6-1004.4 80-6-10…

80-6-1007. Fees. (1) Except for a filing fee for a petition under this part, the juvenile court may not charge a fee for: an issuance of an expungement order under this part; or an expungement of a record under this part. (2) An agency may not charge a fee for the expungement of …

80-6-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Aftercare services" means the same as the term "aftercare" is defined in 45 C.F.R. 1351.1. (2) "Authority" means the Youth Parole Authority created in Section. 80-5-701 (3) "Compensatory service" means service or unpaid work pe…

80-6-103. Notification to a school -- Civil and criminal liability. (1) As used in this section: "School" means a school in a local education agency. "Local education agency" means a school district, a charter school, or the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. "School offici…

80-6-104. Data collection on offenses committed by minors -- Reporting requirement. (1) As used in this section: "Diversion" means: an agreement between an individual and a juvenile probation officer that results in the resolution of a referral for an offense before a petition is…

80-6-1101. Interstate Compact for Juveniles -- Execution of compact. (1) This part is known as the "Interstate Compact for Juveniles." (2) The governor is authorized and directed to execute a compact on behalf of this state with any other state or states substantially in the form…

80-6-1102. Article 1 -- Purpose. (1) The compacting states to this Interstate Compact recognize that each state is responsible for the proper supervision or return of juveniles, delinquents, and status offenders who are on probation or parole and who have absconded, escaped, or r…

80-6-1103. Article 2 -- Definitions. (1) As used in this compact, unless the context clearly requires a different construction: "By-laws" means those by-laws established by the Interstate Commission for its governance, or for directing or controlling its actions or conduct. "Comp…

80-6-1104. Article 3 -- Interstate Commission for Juveniles. (1) The compacting states hereby create the "Interstate Commission for Juveniles." (2) The commission shall be a body corporate and joint agency of the compacting states. (3) The commission shall have all the responsibi…

80-6-1105. Article 4 -- Powers and duties of the Interstate Commission. The commission shall have the following powers and duties: (1) provide for dispute resolution among compacting states; (2) promulgate rules to effect the purposes and obligations as enumerated in this compact…

80-6-1106. Article 5 -- Organization and operation of the Interstate Commission. (1) Section A. By-lawsThe Interstate Commission shall, by a majority of the members present and voting, within 12 months after the first commission meeting, adopt by-laws to govern its conduct as may…

80-6-1107. Article 6 -- Rulemaking functions of the Interstate Commission. (1) The Interstate Commission shall promulgate and publish rules in order to effectively and efficiently achieve the purposes of the compact. (2) Rulemaking shall occur pursuant to the criteria set forth i…

80-6-1108. Article 7 -- Oversight, enforcement, and dispute resolution by the Interstate Commission. (1) Section A. Oversight The Interstate Commission shall oversee the administration and operations of the interstate movement of juveniles subject to this compact in the compactin…

80-6-1109. Article 8 -- Finance. (1) The Interstate Commission shall pay or provide for the payment of the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization, and ongoing activities. (2) The commission shall levy on and collect an annual assessment from each compacting state …

80-6-1110. Article 9 -- State council. (1) Each member state shall create a State Council for Interstate Juvenile Supervision. (2) While each state may determine the membership of its own state council, its membership shall include at least one representative from the legislative…

80-6-1111. Article 10 -- Compacting states, effective date, and amendment. (1) Any state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas Islands as defined in Sectionis eligible to become a compa…

80-6-1112. Article 11 -- Withdrawal, default, termination, and judicial enforcement. (1) Section A. Withdrawal Once effective, the compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each and every compacting state. A compacting state may withdraw from the compact by specific…

80-6-1113. Article 12 -- Severability and construction. (1) The provisions of this compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision is considered unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the compact shall be enforceable. (2) The provisions of this c…

80-6-1114. Article 13 -- Binding effect of compact and other laws. (1) Section A. Other Laws Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a compacting state that is not inconsistent with this compact. All compacting states' laws other than state constitutions and o…

80-6-1115. Juvenile compact administrator. (1) Under this compact, the governor is authorized and empowered to designate a compact administrator and who, acting jointly with like administrators of other party states, shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effect…

80-6-1116. Supplementary agreements. The compact administrator is authorized and empowered to enter into supplementary agreements with appropriate officials of other states under the compact. In the event that the supplementary agreement requires or contemplates the use of any in…

80-6-1117. Financial arrangements. The compact administrator, subject to the approval of the Division of Finance, may make or arrange for any payments necessary to discharge any financial obligations imposed upon this state by the compact or by any supplementary agreement entered…

80-6-1118. Responsibility of parents. The compact administrator is authorized to take appropriate action to recover from parents or guardians, any and all costs expended by the state, or any of the state's subdivisions, to return a delinquent or nondelinquent juvenile to this sta…

80-6-1119. Responsibilities of state courts, departments, agencies, and officers. The courts, departments, agencies and officers of this state and this state's subdivisions shall enforce this compact and do all things appropriate to the effectuation of the compact's purposes and …

80-6-201. Minor taken into temporary custody by peace officer, private individual, or probation officer -- Grounds -- Protective custody. (1) A minor may be taken into temporary custody by a peace officer without a court order, or a warrant under Section, if the peace officer has…

80-6-202. Warrants for minors. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, after a petition is filed under Section, or a criminal information under Section, a juvenile court may issue a warrant for a minor to be taken into temporary custody if: 80-6-305 80-6-503 there is pr…

80-6-203. Temporary custody of a minor -- Notification of a child's parent, guardian, or custodian -- Taking a minor to a detention facility. (1) Except as provided in Subsection, if a peace officer, or other person, takes a child into temporary custody under Section, the peace o…

80-6-204. Detention or confinement of a child -- Restrictions. (1) Except as provided in Subsectionor this chapter, if a child is apprehended by a peace officer, or brought before a court for examination under state law, the child may not be confined: (2) in a jail, lockup, or ce…

80-6-205. Admission to detention -- Alternative to detention -- Rights of a minor in detention. (1) If a minor is taken to a detention facility under Section, a designated staff member of the detention facility shall immediately review the form and determine, based on the results…

80-6-206. Interrogation of a child -- Presence of a parent, legal guardian, or other adult -- Prohibition on false information or unauthorized statement -- Admissibility of admission, confession, or statement by child. (1) As used in this section: "Custodial interrogation" means …

80-6-207. Detention hearings -- Period of detention -- Bail. (1) After admission of a child to a detention facility under Sectionand immediate investigation by a juvenile probation officer, the juvenile court or the juvenile probation officer shall order the release of the child …

80-6-301. Referral to juvenile court. (1) Except as provided in Subsections (2) and (3), a peace officer, or a public official of the state, a county, a city, or a town charged with the enforcement of the laws of the state or local jurisdiction, shall file a formal referral with …

80-6-302. Citation -- Procedure -- Time limits -- Failure to appear. (1) A petition is not required to commence a proceeding against a minor for an adjudication of an alleged offense if a citation is issued for an offense for which the juvenile court has jurisdiction over and the…

80-6-303. Criminal proceedings involving minors -- Transfer to juvenile court -- Exception. (1) If while a criminal or quasi-criminal proceeding is pending, a district court or justice court determines that the juvenile court has jurisdiction over the offense, the district court …

80-6-303.5. Preliminary inquiry by juvenile probation officer -- Eligibility for nonjudicial adjustment. (1) If the juvenile court receives a referral for an offense committed by a minor that is, or appears to be, within the juvenile court's jurisdiction, or for the minor being a…

80-6-304. Nonjudicial adjustments -- Requirement to seek legal counsel before declination. (1) For a nonjudicial adjustment, the juvenile probation officer may require a minor to: pay a financial penalty of no more than $250 to the juvenile court, subject to the terms established…

80-6-304. Nonjudicial adjustments -- Requirement to seek legal counsel before declination. (1) For a nonjudicial adjustment, the juvenile probation officer may require a minor to: pay a financial penalty of no more than $250 to the juvenile court, subject to the terms established…

80-6-304.5. Prosecutorial review of referral to juvenile court -- Filing a petition. (1) A prosecuting attorney shall review a referral to the juvenile court for an offense committed by a minor if: the prosecuting attorney is requested to review the referral under Section; 80-6-3…

80-6-305. Petition for a delinquency proceeding -- Amending a petition -- Continuance. (1) A prosecuting attorney shall file a petition, in accordance with Utah Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 17, to commence a proceeding against a minor for an adjudication of an alleged offens…

80-6-306. Plea -- Withdrawal of a plea. (1) If a minor is facing a delinquency proceeding under this chapter, the minor may enter: a denial of the alleged offense; an admission of the alleged offense; or with the consent of the juvenile court, a plea of no contest as described in…

80-6-307. Dispositional report required in minors' cases -- Exceptions. (1) A juvenile probation officer, or other agency designated by the juvenile court, shall make a dispositional report in writing in all minors' cases in which a petition has been filed, except in cases involv…