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2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 5 - District Court › Part 3 - Veterans Treatment Court Act › Section 303 - Creation of a veterans treatment court.

Effective 5/12/2020
78A-5-303.
Creation of a veterans treatment court.
(1) The Judicial Council may create a veterans treatment court in any judicial district or geographic region that demonstrates:
(a) the need for a veterans treatment court; and
(b) the existence of a collaborative strategy between the veterans treatment court, prosecutors, defense attorneys, substance abuse treatment services, the Department of Corrections, and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Justice Outreach Program to work with veteran offenders.
(2) A veterans treatment court shall:
(a) establish a collaborative strategy that includes monitoring and evaluation components to measure program effectiveness; and
(b) submit a collaborative strategy, for the purpose of coordinating the disbursement of funding, to the Administrative Office of the Courts.
(3) A veterans treatment court shall include continuous judicial supervision using a cooperative approach with prosecutors, defense attorneys, substance abuse treatment services, the Department of Corrections, and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Justice Outreach Program, as appropriate, to promote public safety, protect participants' due process rights, and integrate veteran treatment programs with the justice system case processing.
(4) Screening criteria for participation in a veterans treatment court shall include:
(a) a plea in abeyance or plea agreement for a criminal offense, or a requirement for participation in a veterans treatment court as a condition of probation;
(b) frequent alcohol and other drug testing, if appropriate;
(c) participation in veteran outreach programs, including substance abuse treatment programs where appropriate;
(d) sanctions for noncompliance with the requirements for participation in a veterans treatment court; and
(e) any additional criteria developed by a veterans treatment court.
(5) No later than October 1 each year, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall provide to the Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee a written report describing:
(a) the types of policies and procedures adopted by veteran treatment courts;
(b) the number of veteran participants in the previous fiscal year;
(c) the outcomes for veteran participants in the previous fiscal year; and
(d) recommendations for future veterans treatment courts, including expansion and funding.
Enacted by Chapter 62, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 5 - District Court › Part 3 - Veterans Treatment Court Act › Section 304 - Record of policies and procedures.

Effective 5/12/2020
78A-5-304.
Record of policies and procedures.
(1) A veterans treatment court shall create a record of policies and procedures adopted to implement Sections 78A-5-305 through 78A-5-312.
(2) A veterans treatment court shall seek input from prosecutors, defense attorneys, and other interested persons in developing and adopting policies and procedures to implement Sections 78A-5-305 through 78A-5-312.
Enacted by Chapter 62, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 5 - District Court › Part 3 - Veterans Treatment Court Act › Section 305 - Policies and procedures for a veterans treatment court.

Effective 5/12/2020
78A-5-305.
Policies and procedures for a veterans treatment court.
(1) A veterans treatment court shall adopt policies and procedures to:
(a) integrate alcohol-treatment, drug-treatment, and mental-health services with the defendant's criminal case;
(b) use a nonadversarial approach in which prosecutors and defense attorneys promote public safety while protecting due-process rights of defendants;
(c) exercise early identification of eligible defendants;
(d) provide access to a continuum of alcohol-treatment, drug-treatment, mental-health treatment, and other related treatment and rehabilitation services;
(e) monitor defendants for abstinence from alcohol and drugs by frequent testing;
(f) direct a coordinated strategy that responds to each defendant's needs;
(g) provide ongoing judicial interaction with each defendant;
(h) monitor and evaluate the achievement of goals;
(i) continue interdisciplinary education to promote effective veterans treatment court planning, implementation, and operations; and
(j) forge partnerships between the veterans treatment court and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Justice Outreach Program, the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs, public agencies, and community-based organizations to generate local support and enhance the effectiveness of the veterans treatment court.
(2) In adopting policies and procedures under this section, the court shall consider nationally recognized best practices to implement the policies and procedures described in Subsection (1) and comply with certification standards for problem-solving courts adopted by the Judicial Council.
Enacted by Chapter 62, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 5 - District Court › Part 3 - Veterans Treatment Court Act › Section 306 - Supplemental policies and procedures of veterans treatment court.

Effective 5/12/2020
78A-5-306.
Supplemental policies and procedures of veterans treatment court.
(1) A veterans treatment court may adopt supplemental policies and procedures to:
(a) refer a defendant with a medical or medication need to an appropriate health care provider;
(b) refer a defendant to other available services, including assistance with housing, employment, nutrition, and education;
(c) provide a defendant access to a mentor who is a veteran;
(d) integrate intervention, treatment, and counseling, as part of the rehabilitative services offered to a defendant who has been a victim of domestic violence, sexual trauma, child abuse, or other trauma;
(e) confer with the victim or alleged victim of the domestic violence offense for which the defendant is charged that serves as the basis for the defendant's participation in the veterans treatment court;
(f) evaluate and assess a defendant charged with a domestic violence offense and integrate specific counseling as part of the total rehabilitative services for the defendant;
(g) monitor a defendant charged with a domestic violence offense to assure compliance with a domestic violence protection order, no-contact order, and prohibition of weapon possession; and
(h) otherwise assist the veterans treatment court.
(2) In adopting policies and procedures under this section, the veterans treatment court shall consider nationally recognized best practices related to policies and procedures described in Subsection (1) and comply with certification standards for problem-solving courts adopted by the Judicial Council.
Enacted by Chapter 62, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 5 - District Court › Part 3 - Veterans Treatment Court Act › Section 307 - Eligibility.

Effective 5/12/2020
78A-5-307.
Eligibility.
(1) A defendant is eligible to be screened for participation in a veterans treatment court if:
(a) the defendant is a veteran;
(b) the defendant has a mental-health condition, traumatic brain injury, or substance use disorder;
(c) the defendant agrees on the court record to voluntarily:
(i) participate in the veterans treatment court;
(ii) enter into a plea in abeyance or plea agreement, or participate in a veterans treatment court as a condition of probation; and
(iii) adhere to a participant agreement; and
(d) as determined by the court, the defendant's participation in the veterans treatment court would be in the interest of justice and of benefit to the defendant and the community.
(2) In making the determination under Subsection (1)(d), a court shall consider:
(a) the nature and circumstances of the offense charged;
(b) special characteristics or circumstances of the defendant, including the defendant's criminogenic risk and need;
(c) the defendant's criminal history and whether the defendant previously participated in a veterans treatment court or a similar program;
(d) whether the defendant's needs exceed treatment resources available to the veterans treatment court;
(e) the impact on the community of the defendant's participation and treatment in the veterans treatment court;
(f) special characteristics or circumstances of the victim or alleged victim;
(g) provision for, and the likelihood of obtaining, restitution from the defendant over the course of participation in the veterans treatment court;
(h) the recommendation of the prosecutor regarding whether the defendant should participate in a veterans treatment court;
(i) mitigating circumstances; and
(j) other circumstances reasonably related to the defendant, the defendant's case, and available resources.
(3) Section 77-37-3 applies when making the determination under Subsections (1) and (2).
Enacted by Chapter 62, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 5 - District Court › Part 3 - Veterans Treatment Court Act › Section 308 - Requirement for admission.

Effective 5/12/2020
78A-5-308.
Requirement for admission.
For a defendant to be admitted to a veterans treatment court, the defendant and prosecutor must sign, and the court must approve, a participant agreement and a plea in abeyance, plea agreement, or probation agreement.
Enacted by Chapter 62, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 5 - District Court › Part 3 - Veterans Treatment Court Act › Section 309 - Victim of domestic violence.

Effective 5/12/2020
78A-5-309.
Victim of domestic violence.
(1) If a victim or alleged victim of a domestic violence offense that serves as the basis for the defendant's participation in a veterans treatment court can be reasonably located, the victim or alleged victim must be offered:
(a) referrals to domestic violence service providers; and
(b) information on how to report an allegation of:
(i) an offense committed by the defendant; or
(ii) a violation by the defendant of the participant agreement.
(2) Except as expressly provided for in this part, the participation of the defendant in a veterans treatment court does not alter the rights of a victim or alleged victim of domestic violence under the law of this state.
Enacted by Chapter 62, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 5 - District Court › Part 3 - Veterans Treatment Court Act › Section 310 - Modification or termination.

Effective 5/12/2020
78A-5-310.
Modification or termination.
(1)
(a) If a prosecutor finds that a defendant has failed to comply with the defendant's participant agreement, the prosecutor may notify the veterans treatment court and the defendant of the defendant's failure to comply with the participant agreement.
(b) Any notice by a prosecutor under Subsection (1)(a) shall include specific allegations of the defendant's non-compliant conduct with the participant agreement.
(2) Upon notice under Subsection (1), or upon any other notice that the defendant has failed to comply with the defendant's participant agreement, the veterans treatment court shall hold a hearing, after giving notice to all parties, on the defendant's failure to comply with the participant agreement.
(3) At the hearing described in Subsection (2), the veterans treatment court shall:
(a) review the defendant's conduct under the participant agreement; and
(b) hear recommendations from all parties in order to determine whether the defendant's participation in the veterans treatment court should be modified or terminated.
(4) After notice and a hearing is provided in accordance with this section, the veterans treatment court may modify or terminate a defendant's participation in a veterans treatment court.
Enacted by Chapter 62, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 5 - District Court › Part 3 - Veterans Treatment Court Act › Section 311 - Completion of the participant agreement.

Effective 5/12/2020
78A-5-311.
Completion of the participant agreement.
If the veterans treatment court determines that a defendant has completed the requirements of the defendant's participant agreement, the court shall adjudicate the defendant's case in accordance with the defendant's participant agreement and any applicable plea in abeyance agreement, plea agreement, probation agreement, court order, or judgment.
Enacted by Chapter 62, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 5 - District Court › Part 3 - Veterans Treatment Court Act › Section 313 - Severability.

Effective 5/12/2020
78A-5-313.
Severability.
If any provision of this part, or the application of any provision of this part to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this part shall be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
Enacted by Chapter 62, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 5a - Business and Chancery Court › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 102 - Establishment of the Business and Chancery Court -- Organization and status.

Effective 7/1/2024
78A-5a-102.
Establishment of the Business and Chancery Court -- Organization and status.
(1) There is established the Business and Chancery Court for the state.
(2) The Business and Chancery Court is a court of record.
(3) The Business and Chancery Court is a trial court with limited and statewide jurisdiction over actions and claims as described in Section 78A-5a-103.
(4) The Business and Chancery Court is of equal status with the district and juvenile courts of the state.
(5) The Business and Chancery Court is established as a forum for the resolution of all matters properly brought before the Business and Chancery Court and consistent with applicable constitutional and statutory requirements of due process.
(6) The Business and Chancery Court shall have a seal.
(7) The judges and clerks of the Business and Chancery Court have the power to administer oaths and affirmations.
Enacted by Chapter 394, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 5a - Business and Chancery Court › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 104 - Trier of fact and law -- Demand for jury trial.

Effective 7/1/2024
78A-5a-104.
Trier of fact and law -- Demand for jury trial.
(1) The Business and Chancery Court is the trier of fact and law in an action before the Business and Chancery Court.
(2) The Business and Chancery Court shall transfer an action to the district court if a party to the action demands a trial by jury in accordance with the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure.
Enacted by Chapter 394, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 5a - Business and Chancery Court › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 105 - Venue for the Business and Chancery Court.

Effective 7/1/2024
78A-5a-105.
Venue for the Business and Chancery Court.
(1)Title 78B, Chapter 3a, Venue for Civil Actions, does not apply to an action brought in the Business and Chancery Court.
(2) Any requirement in the Utah Code to file or bring an action in a specific district or county does not apply to an action brought in the Business and Chancery Court.
Enacted by Chapter 394, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 5a - Business and Chancery Court › Part 2 - Administration › Section 201 - Judges of the Business and Chancery Court -- Terms.

Effective 7/1/2024
78A-5a-201.
Judges of the Business and Chancery Court -- Terms.
(1) A judge of the Business and Chancery Court is appointed to initially serve until the first general election held more than three years after the day on which the appointment is effective.
(2) After the initial term described in Subsection (1), the term of office of a judge of the Business and Chancery Court is six years and commences on the first Monday in January following the date of election.
(3) A judge of the Business and Chancery Court whose term expires may serve, upon request of the Judicial Council, until a successor is appointed and qualified.
Enacted by Chapter 394, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 5a - Business and Chancery Court › Part 2 - Administration › Section 202 - Presiding judge - Associate presiding judge -- Compensation -- Powers -- Duties.

Effective 7/1/2024
78A-5a-202.
Presiding judge - Associate presiding judge -- Compensation -- Powers -- Duties.
(1)
(a) The judges of the Business and Chancery Court shall elect a presiding judge from among the members of the court by majority vote of all judges.
(b) The presiding judge shall receive $2,000 per annum as additional compensation for the period served as presiding judge.
(2) The presiding judge has the following authority and responsibilities, consistent with the policies of the Judicial Council:
(a) implementing policies of the Judicial Council; and
(b) exercising powers and performing administrative duties as authorized by the Judicial Council.
(3)
(a) If the Business and Chancery Court has more than two judges, the judges of the Business and Chancery Court may elect an associate presiding judge from among the members of the court by majority vote of all judges.
(b) The associate presiding judge shall receive $1,000 per annum as additional compensation for the period served as associate presiding judge.
(4)
(a) When the presiding judge is unavailable, the associate presiding judge shall assume the responsibilities of the presiding judge.
(b) The associate presiding judge shall perform other duties assigned by the presiding judge.
Enacted by Chapter 394, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 5a - Business and Chancery Court › Part 2 - Administration › Section 203 - Administrative system -- Case management -- Clerk of the court -- Employees.

Effective 7/1/2024
78A-5a-203.
Administrative system -- Case management -- Clerk of the court -- Employees.
(1)
(a) There is established the State Business and Chancery Court Administrative System.
(b) The Judicial Council shall administer the operation of the State Business and Chancery Court Administrative System.
(2) The Business and Chancery Court shall develop a case management system that:
(a) ensures judicial accountability for the just and timely disposition of cases; and
(b) provides each judge of the Business and Chancery Court a full judicial workload that accommodates differences in the subject matter or complexity of cases assigned to different judges of the Business and Chancery Court.
(3) The clerk of the Business and Chancery Court shall:
(a) take charge of and safely keep the court seal;
(b) take charge of and safely keep or dispose of all books, papers, and records filed or deposited with the clerk and all other records required by law or the rules of the Judicial Council;
(c) issue all notices, processes, and summonses as authorized by law;
(d) keep a record of all proceedings, actions, orders, judgments, and decrees of the court;
(e) supervise the deputy clerks as required to perform the duties of the clerk's office; and
(f) perform other duties as required by the presiding judge, the business and chancery court administrator, applicable law, and the rules of the Judicial Council.
(4) All employees, except judges of the Business and Chancery Court, are selected, promoted, and discharged through the state courts personnel system for the Business and Chancery Court under the direction and rules of the Judicial Council.
Enacted by Chapter 394, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 5a - Business and Chancery Court › Part 2 - Administration › Section 204 - Location of the Business and Chancery Court -- Court facilities -- Costs.

Effective 7/1/2024
78A-5a-204.
Location of the Business and Chancery Court -- Court facilities -- Costs.
(1) The Business and Chancery Court is located in Salt Lake City.
(2) The Business and Chancery Court may perform any of the Business and Chancery Court's functions in any location within the state.
(3) The Judicial Council shall provide, from appropriations made by the Legislature, court space suitable for the conduct of court business for the Business and Chancery Court.
(4) The Judicial Council may, in order to carry out the Judicial Council's obligation to provide facilities for the Business and Chancery Court, lease space to be used by the Business and Chancery Court.
(5) A lease or reimbursement for the Business and Chancery Court must comply with the standards of the Division of Facilities Construction and Management that are applicable to state agencies.
(6) The cost of salaries, travel, and training required for the discharge of the duties of judges, secretaries of judges or court executives, court executives, and court reporters for the Business and Chancery Court are paid from appropriations made by the Legislature.
Enacted by Chapter 394, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 5a - Business and Chancery Court › Part 2 - Administration › Section 205 - Court sessions.

Effective 7/1/2024
78A-5a-205.
Court sessions.
The Business and Chancery Court shall hold court at least once in each quarter of the year.
Enacted by Chapter 394, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 5a - Business and Chancery Court › Part 3 - Business and Chancery Court Proceedings › Section 301 - Publication of decisions and orders.

Effective 7/1/2024
78A-5a-301.
Publication of decisions and orders.
The Business and Chancery Court shall:
(1) publish all final decisions and orders issued by the Business and Chancery Court; and
(2) make all final decisions and orders public on the Utah Courts' website.
Enacted by Chapter 394, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 5a - Business and Chancery Court › Part 3 - Business and Chancery Court Proceedings › Section 302 - Tentative ruling before oral argument.

Effective 7/1/2024
78A-5a-302.
Tentative ruling before oral argument.
The Business and Chancery Court shall provide the parties with a proposed ruling on each motion within 48 hours before the day on which oral argument is held on the motion.
Enacted by Chapter 394, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 6 - Juvenile Court › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 101.5 - Definitions.

Effective 9/1/2021
78A-6-101.5.
Definitions.
The terms defined in Section 80-1-102 apply to this chapter.
Enacted by Chapter 261, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 6 - Juvenile Court › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 102 - Establishment of juvenile court -- Organization and status of court -- Purpose.

Effective 9/1/2022
78A-6-102.
Establishment of juvenile court -- Organization and status of court -- Purpose.
(1) There is established a juvenile court for the state.
(2)
(a) The juvenile court is a court of record.
(b) The juvenile court shall have a seal.
(c) The juvenile court's judges, clerks, and referees have the power to administer oaths and affirmations.
(d) The juvenile court has the authority to issue search warrants, subpoenas, or investigative subpoenas under Section 80-2a-202, Part 4a, Adult Criminal Proceedings, Title 80, Chapter 3, Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Proceedings, Title 80, Chapter 4, Termination and Restoration of Parental Rights, and Title 80, Chapter 6, Juvenile Justice, for the same purposes and in the same manner as described in Title 77, Utah Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure, for the issuance of search warrants, subpoenas, or investigative subpoenas in other trial courts in the state.
(3) The juvenile court is of equal status with the district courts of the state.
(4) The juvenile court is established as a forum for the resolution of all matters properly brought before the juvenile court, consistent with applicable constitutional and statutory requirements of due process.
(5) The purpose of the court under this chapter is to:
(a) promote public safety and individual accountability by the imposition of appropriate sanctions on persons who have committed acts in violation of law;
(b) order appropriate measures to promote guidance and control, preferably in the minor's own home, as an aid in the prevention of future unlawful conduct and the development of responsible citizenship;
(c) where appropriate, order rehabilitation, reeducation, and treatment for persons who have committed acts bringing them within the court's jurisdiction;
(d) adjudicate matters that relate to minors who are beyond parental or adult control and to establish appropriate authority over these minors by means of placement and control orders;
(e) adjudicate matters that relate to abused, neglected, and dependent children and to provide care and protection for minors by placement, protection, and custody orders;
(f) remove a minor from parental custody only where the minor's safety or welfare, or the public safety, may not otherwise be adequately safeguarded; and
(g) consistent with the ends of justice, act in the best interests of the minor in all cases and preserve and strengthen family ties.
Amended by Chapter 335, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 6 - Juvenile Court › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 103.5 - Exclusive jurisdiction of the juvenile court -- Transfer from district court.

Effective 5/4/2022
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:
(a) committed by a child and that arises from a single criminal episode containing an offense for which:
(i) a citation, petition, indictment, or criminal information is filed; and
(ii) the court has original jurisdiction; and
(b) committed by an individual who is under 21 years old at the time of all court proceedings, but committed before the individual was 18 years old, and that arises from a single criminal episode containing an offense for which:
(i) a citation, petition, indictment, or criminal information is filed; and
(ii) the court has original jurisdiction.
(2) For purposes of this section, the juvenile court has jurisdiction over the following offenses committed by an individual who is under 21 years old at the time of all court proceedings, but was under 18 years old at the time the offense was committed:
(a) an offense under Title 41, Chapter 6a, Part 5, Driving Under the Influence and Reckless Driving; and
(b) an offense for operation in willful or wanton disregard for safety, as described in Section 73-18-12.
(3) If a juvenile court transfers jurisdiction of an offense to the district court under Section 80-6-504, the exclusive jurisdiction of the juvenile court over that offense is terminated.
(4) Upon entry of an order transferring an offense to the juvenile court in accordance with Subsection 78A-5-102.5(6) or (7), the juvenile court gains or regains jurisdiction over any offense for which the juvenile court has original or exclusive jurisdiction.
(5) After a district court transfers an offense to the juvenile court under Subsection 78A-5-102.5(6) or (7), the juvenile court shall:
(a) proceed upon the criminal information as if the criminal information were a petition under Section 80-6-305; and
(b) if the minor was convicted of the transferred offense, enter the conviction as an adjudication and proceed with disposition in accordance with Title 80, Chapter 6, Part 7, Adjudication and Disposition.
(6) For purposes of this section and Section 78A-5-102.5, an offense transferred to the juvenile court from the district court under Subsection 78A-5-102.5(6) or (7) is an adjudication and not a conviction.
Amended by Chapter 155, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 6 - Juvenile Court › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 120 - Continuing jurisdiction of juvenile court -- Period of and termination of jurisdiction.

Effective 5/4/2022
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) the minor is 21 years old; or
(b) if the juvenile court extends jurisdiction over the minor's case under Section 80-6-605, the minor is 25 years old.
(2)
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(c), the juvenile court's continuing jurisdiction under Subsection (1) terminates:
(i) upon order of the court;
(ii) upon an order for secure care under Section 80-6-705 ; or
(iii) in accordance with Section 80-6-712.
(b) The continuing jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a minor's case is not terminated:
(i) by marriage; or
(ii) when a minor commits an offense under municipal, state, or federal law that is under the jurisdiction of another court.
(c) If a minor is ordered to secure care under Section 80-6-705, the juvenile court retains jurisdiction to make and enforce orders related to restitution until the Youth Parole Authority discharges the minor under Section 80-6-807.
Amended by Chapter 155, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 6 - Juvenile Court › Part 2 - Administration › Section 201 - Judges of juvenile court -- Appointments -- Terms.

Effective 9/1/2021
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 described in Subsection (1)(a), the term of office of a juvenile court judge is six years and commences on the first Monday in January next following the date of election.
(2) A juvenile court judge whose term expires may serve, upon request of the Judicial Council, until a successor is appointed and qualified.
Amended by Chapter 261, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 6 - Juvenile Court › Part 2 - Administration › Section 202 - Sessions of juvenile court.

Effective 9/1/2021
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 presiding judge of the juvenile court directs, except that a judge of the district may hold court in any county within the district at any time if required by the urgency of the case.
Amended by Chapter 261, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 6 - Juvenile Court › Part 2 - Administration › Section 204 - Administrator of juvenile court -- Appointment -- Qualifications -- Powers and duties.

Effective 9/1/2021
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) be selected on the basis of professional ability and experience in the field of public administration; and
(b) possess an understanding of court procedures and the nature and significance of probation services and other court services.
Amended by Chapter 261, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 6 - Juvenile Court › Part 2 - Administration › Section 205 - Court executives -- Selection -- Duties.

Effective 9/1/2021
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 each district.
(b) A court executive appointed under Subsection (1)(a) serves at the pleasure of the chief administrative officer.
(2) The court executive shall:
(a) appoint a clerk of the court, district managers, and other staff, including juvenile probation officers, as required to carry out the work of the court;
(b) supervise the work of all nonjudicial court staff of the district; and
(c) serve as administrative officer of the district.
(3)
(a) The clerk shall keep a record of court proceedings.
(b) The clerk may issue all process and notices required.
Amended by Chapter 261, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 6 - Juvenile Court › Part 2 - Administration › Section 206 - Juvenile court employees -- Salaries -- State courts personnel system -- Exemptions and discharge.

Effective 9/1/2021
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 court under the direction and rules of the board and the Judicial Council.
(2)
(a) An employee under the state courts personnel system may not be discharged except for cause and after a hearing before the appointing authority with an appeal as provided by the state courts personnel system.
(b) An employee may be suspended pending the hearing and appeal under Subsection (2)(a).
Amended by Chapter 261, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 6 - Juvenile Court › Part 2 - Administration › Section 207 - Volunteers.

Effective 9/1/2021
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, Chapter 20, Volunteer Government Workers Act.
Amended by Chapter 261, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 6 - Juvenile Court › Part 2 - Administration › Section 208 - Mental health evaluations -- Duty of administrator.

Effective 5/3/2023
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 Mental Health shall from time to time agree upon an appropriate plan:
(a) for obtaining mental health services and health services for the juvenile court from the state and local health departments and programs of mental health; and
(b) for assistance by the Department of Health and Human Services or the Office of Substance Use and Mental Health in securing for the juvenile court special health, mental health, juvenile competency evaluations, and related services including community mental health services not already available from the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Substance Use and Mental Health.
(2) The Legislature may provide an appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Substance Use and Mental Health for the services under Subsection (1).
Amended by Chapter 330, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 6 - Juvenile Court › Part 2 - Administration › Section 210 - Fines -- Fees -- Deposit with state treasurer -- Restricted account.

Effective 5/3/2023
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 80-6-304.
(b) The court shall deposit all money collected as a result of penalties assessed as part of the nonjudicial adjustment of a case into the account.
(c) The account shall be used to pay the expenses of juvenile compensatory service, victim restitution, and diversion programs.
(3)
(a) Except under Subsection (3)(b) or (4) and as otherwise provided by law, the juvenile court shall pay all fines, fees, penalties, and forfeitures imposed and collected by the juvenile court to the state treasurer for deposit into the General Fund.
(b) No more than 50% of any fine or forfeiture collected may be paid to a state rehabilitative employment program for a minor adjudicated under Section 80-6-701 that provides for employment of the minor in the county of the minor's residence if:
(i) reimbursement for the minor's labor is paid to the victim of the offense or wrongful act committed by the minor;
(ii) the amount earned and paid is set by court order;
(iii) the minor is not paid more than the hourly minimum wage; and
(iv) no payments to victims are made without the minor's involvement in a rehabilitative work program.
(c) Fines withheld under Subsection (3)(b) and any private contributions to the rehabilitative employment program are accounted for separately and are subject to audit at any time by the state auditor.
(d)
(i) Funds withheld under Subsection (3)(b) and private contributions are nonlapsing.
(ii) The board shall establish policies for the use of the funds described in this Subsection (3)(d).
(4) For fines and forfeitures collected by the court for a violation of Section 41-6a-1302 in instances where evidence of the violation was obtained by an automated traffic enforcement safety device as described in Section 41-6a-1310, the court shall allocate 20% to the school district or private school that owns or contracts for the use of the bus, and the state treasurer shall allocate 80% to the General Fund.
(5) A state or local public officer may not charge a fee for the service of process in any proceedings initiated by a public agency.
Amended by Chapter 161, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 6 - Juvenile Court › Part 2 - Administration › Section 211 - Courtrooms -- Physical facilities.

Effective 9/1/2021
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.
(2) Equipment and supplies for the use of the judges, officers, and employees of the juvenile court and the cost of maintaining the juvenile courts shall be paid from the General Fund or other funds for those purposes.
Amended by Chapter 261, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 6 - Juvenile Court › Part 2 - Administration › Section 212 - Information supplied to the Division of Juvenile Justice Services.

Effective 9/1/2021
78A-6-212.
Information supplied to the Division of Juvenile Justice Services.
(1) A juvenile probation officer shall render full and complete cooperation to the Division of Juvenile Justice Services in supplying the Division of Juvenile Justice Services with all pertinent information relating to a juvenile offender committed to the Division of Juvenile Justice Services.
(2) Information under Subsection (1) includes prior criminal history, social history, psychological evaluations, and identifying information specified by the Division of Juvenile Justice Services.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 261, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 6 - Juvenile Court › Part 3a - Juvenile Court Proceedings › Section 350 - Venue -- Dismissal without adjudication on merits.

Effective 9/1/2021
Superseded 7/1/2024
78A-6-350.
Venue -- Dismissal without adjudication on merits.
(1) Notwithstanding Title 78B, Chapter 3, Part 3, Place of Trial -- Venue, a proceeding for a minor's case in the juvenile court shall be commenced in the court of the district in which:
(a) for a proceeding under Title 80, Chapter 6, Juvenile Justice:
(i) the minor is living or found; or
(ii) the alleged offense occurred; or
(b) for all other proceedings, the minor is living or found.
(2) If a party seeks to transfer a case to another district after a petition has been filed in the juvenile court, the juvenile court may transfer the case in accordance with the Utah Rules of Juvenile Procedure.
(3) The dismissal of a petition in one district where the dismissal is without prejudice and where there has been no adjudication upon the merits may not preclude refiling within the same district or another district where there is venue for the case.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 261, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 6 - Juvenile Court › Part 3a - Juvenile Court Proceedings › Section 350 - Venue -- Dismissal without adjudication on merits.

Effective 7/1/2024
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) for a proceeding under Title 80, Chapter 6, Juvenile Justice:
(i) the minor is living or found; or
(ii) the alleged offense occurred; or
(b) for all other proceedings, the minor is living or found.
(2) If a party seeks to transfer a case to another district after a petition has been filed in the juvenile court, the juvenile court may transfer the case in accordance with the Utah Rules of Juvenile Procedure.
(3) The dismissal of a petition in one district where the dismissal is without prejudice and where there has been no adjudication upon the merits may not preclude refiling within the same district or another district where there is venue for the case.
Amended by Chapter 401, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 6 - Juvenile Court › Part 3a - Juvenile Court Proceedings › Section 353 - Contempt -- Penalty -- Enforcement of fine, fee, or restitution.

Effective 9/1/2021
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 or older in contempt of court, the juvenile court may impose sanctions on the individual in accordance with Title 78B, Chapter 6, Part 3, Contempt.
(3)
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Subsection (3), if a juvenile court finds a child in contempt of court, the juvenile court may:
(i) place the child on probation in accordance with Section 80-6-702;
(ii) order the child to detention, or an alternative to detention, in accordance with Section 80-6-704; or
(iii) require the child to pay a fine or fee in accordance with Section 80-6-709.
(b) The juvenile court may only order a child to secure detention under Subsection (3)(a)(ii) for no longer than 72 hours, excluding weekends and legal holidays.
(c) The juvenile court may not suspend all or part of an order to secure detention upon compliance with conditions imposed by the juvenile court.
(d) The juvenile court may not enforce a disposition under Subsection (3)(a)(iii) through an order for detention, a community-based program, or secure care.
(4) On the sole basis of a child's absence from placement, a juvenile court may not hold a child in contempt under this section if the child:
(a) is in the legal custody of the Division of Child and Family Services; and
(b) is missing, has been abducted, or has run away.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 261, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 6 - Juvenile Court › Part 3a - Juvenile Court Proceedings › Section 354 - Hearings -- Minors cases heard separately from adult cases -- Minor or parents or custodian heard separately -- Continuance of hearing.

Effective 9/1/2021
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.
(2)
(a) A minor's case under Title 80, Chapter 3, Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Proceedings, Chapter 4, Termination and Restoration of Parental Rights, and Chapter 6, Juvenile Justice, shall be heard separately from any adult case.
(b) The minor or the minor's parent or guardian may be heard separately when considered necessary by the juvenile court.
(c) A hearing may be continued to a date specified by court order.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 261, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 6 - Juvenile Court › Part 3a - Juvenile Court Proceedings › Section 355 - Exchange of information with agency or institution having legal custody.

Effective 9/1/2021
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 information pertinent to the care and treatment of the minor to the institution or agency with legal custody of the minor.
(2) The institution or agency shall give the juvenile court any information concerning the minor that the juvenile court may at any time require.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 261, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 6 - Juvenile Court › Part 3a - Juvenile Court Proceedings › Section 358 - Period of effect for a judgment, decree, or order by a juvenile court.

Effective 10/1/2023
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 custody of the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health;
(b) for an adoption under Subsection 78A-6-103(2)(a)(xiv);
(c) for an order permanently terminating the rights of a parent, guardian, or custodian under Title 80, Chapter 4, Termination and Restoration of Parental Rights;
(d) for a permanent order of custody and guardianship under Subsection 80-3-405(2)(d);
(e) an order establishing paternity under Subsection 78A-6-104(1)(a)(i); and
(f) as provided in Subsection (2).
(2) If the juvenile court enters a judgment or order for a minor for whom the juvenile court has extended continuing jurisdiction over the minor's case until the minor is 25 years old under Section 80-6-605, the juvenile court's judgment or order is no longer in effect after the minor is 25 years old.
Amended by Chapter 115, 2023 General Session