(1)  Every county, municipality, and school district, and the Department of Health and Human Services, the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services, the Division of Child and Family Services, the Office of Substance Use and Mental Health, the State Board of Education, and state and local law enforcement officers, shall render all assistance and cooperation within their jurisdiction and power to further the provisions of this title.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 80-1-103

  • Board: means the Board of Juvenile Court Judges. See Utah Code 80-1-102
  • Child: means , except as provided in Section 80-2-905, an individual who is under 18 years old. See Utah Code 80-1-102
  • Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services created in Section 26B-1-201. See Utah Code 80-1-102
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)  A juvenile court is authorized to seek the cooperation of all agencies and organizations, public or private, whose objective is the protection or aid of minors.

Amended by Chapter 330, 2023 General Session

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