Utah Code 80-5-203. Detention risk assessment tool

80-5-203. Detention risk assessment tool.

(1)	The division, in conjunction with the Administrative Office of the Courts, shall develop or adopt, and validate on the Utah juvenile population, a statewide detention risk assessment tool.

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Detention: means home detention or secure detention. See Utah Code 80-1-102
Detention facility: means a facility, established by the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services in accordance with Section 80-5-501, for minors held in detention. See Utah Code 80-1-102
Detention risk assessment tool: means an evidence-based tool established under Section 80-5-203 that:

(a)	assesses a minor's risk of failing to appear in court or reoffending before adjudication; and

(b)

is designed to assist in making a determination of whether a minor shall be held in detention. See Utah Code 80-1-102

Division: means the Division of Juvenile Justice Services created in Section 80-5-103. See Utah Code 80-5-102

Minor: means , except as provided in Sections 80-6-501, 80-6-901, and 80-7-102:

(a)	a child; or

(b)

an individual:

(i)

(A)	who is at least 18 years old and younger than 21 years old; and

(B)	for whom the Division of Child and Family Services has been specifically ordered by the juvenile court to provide services because the individual was an abused, neglected, or dependent child or because the individual was adjudicated for an offense;

(ii)

(A)	who is at least 18 years old and younger than 25 years old; and

(B)	whose case is under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court in accordance with Subsection 78A-6-103(1)(b); or

(iii)

(A)	who is at least 18 years old and younger than 21 years old; and

(B)

whose case is under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court in accordance with Subsection 78A-6-103(1)(c). See Utah Code 80-1-102

(2)

(a)	The division shall administer the detention risk assessment tool for each minor under consideration for detention.

(b)	A designated individual who has completed training to conduct the detention risk assessment tool shall administer the detention risk assessment tool.

(3)	The division and the Administrative Office of the Courts shall establish a scoring system to inform eligibility for placement of a minor in a detention facility or for referral to an alternative to detention.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 261, 2021 General Session