Utah Code 80-5-103. Creation of division — Jurisdiction
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(1) There is created the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services within the department.
Terms Used In Utah Code 80-5-103
- committed: means , unless specified otherwise:(15)(a) with respect to a child, to transfer legal custody; and(15)(b) with respect to a minor who is at least 18 years old, to transfer custody. 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- Director: means the director of the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services. See Utah Code 80-5-102
- Division: means the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services created in Section
80-5-103 . See Utah Code 80-5-102- 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.
- Youth services: include efforts to:
(20)(b)(i) resolve family conflict;(20)(b)(ii) maintain or reunite minors with the minors' families; and(20)(b)(iii) divert minors from entering or escalating in the juvenile justice system. See Utah Code 80-5-102(2) The division shall be under the administration and supervision of the executive director of the department.(3) The division has jurisdiction over all minors committed to the division under Sections80-6-703 and80-6-705 . - Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services created in Section