Utah Code 80-5-402. Community-based programs

80-5-402. Community-based programs.

(1)

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(a)	with respect to a child, to transfer legal custody; and

(b)

with respect to a minor who is at least 18 years old, to transfer custody. See Utah Code 80-1-102

Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.

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
(a)	The division shall operate residential and nonresidential community-based programs to provide care, treatment, and supervision for minors committed to the division by juvenile courts.

(b)	The division shall operate or contract for nonresidential community-based programs and independent living programs to provide care, treatment, and supervision of paroled juvenile offenders.

(2)	The division shall adopt minimum standards for the organization and operation of community-based programs for minors.

(3)	The division shall place minors committed to the division for community-based programs in the most appropriate program based upon the division’s evaluation of the minor‘s needs and the division’s available resources in accordance with Sections 80-6-703 and 80-6-804.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 261, 2021 General Session