Utah Code > Title 80 > Chapter 2 > Part 1 – General Provisions
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- Abuse: means :
(i) (A) nonaccidental harm of a child; (B) threatened harm of a child; (C) sexual exploitation; (D) sexual abuse; or (E) human trafficking of a child in violation of Section 76-5-308. 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
- Child protection team: means a team consisting of:
(a) the child welfare caseworker assigned to the case; (b) if applicable, the child welfare caseworker who made the decision to remove the child; (c) a representative of the school or school district where the child attends school; (d) if applicable, the law enforcement officer who removed the child from the home; (e) a representative of the appropriate Children's Justice Center, if one is established within the county where the child resides; (f) if appropriate, and known to the division, a therapist or counselor who is familiar with the child's circumstances; (g) if appropriate, a representative of law enforcement selected by the chief of police or sheriff in the city or county where the child resides; and (h) any other individuals determined appropriate and necessary by the team coordinator and chair. See Utah Code 80-1-102 - committed: means , unless specified otherwise:
(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 - Council: means the Child Welfare Improvement Council created in Section 80-2-1101. See Utah Code 80-2-102
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Director: means the director of the division appointed under Section 80-2-202. See Utah Code 80-2-102
- Disposition: means an order by a juvenile court, after the adjudication of a minor, under Section 80-3-405 or 80-4-305 or 7. See Utah Code 80-1-102
- Division: means the Division of Child and Family Services created in Section 80-2-201. See Utah Code 80-2-102
- Domestic violence: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-36-1. See Utah Code 80-2-102
- 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.
- Minor: means , except as provided in Sections 80-6-501, 80-6-901, and 80-7-102:
(a) a child; or (b) an individual: (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 - Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Shelter: means the temporary care of a child in a physically unrestricted facility pending a disposition or transfer to another jurisdiction. See Utah Code 80-1-102
- Sibling: means a child who shares or has shared at least one parent in common either by blood or adoption. See Utah Code 80-2-102