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Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-5-409

  • Child: means a person under 18 years old. See Utah Code 26B-5-401
  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.

     Any child committed in accordance with Section 26B-5-403 is entitled to a writ of habeas corpus upon proper petition by himself or next of friend to the court in the district in which he is detained.