Utah Code 26B-6-604. Commitment — Individual who is under 18 years old
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(1) The director of the division, or the director’s designee, may commit an individual under 18 years old who has an intellectual disability or symptoms of an intellectual disability, to the division for observation, diagnosis, care, and treatment if that commitment is based on:
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-6-604
- Director: means the director of the division. See Utah Code 26B-6-101
- Division: means the Division of Aging and Adult Services within the department. See Utah Code 26B-6-101
- Intellectual disability: means a significant, subaverage general intellectual functioning that:(16)(a) exists concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior; and(16)(b) is manifested during the developmental period as defined in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published by the American Psychiatric Association. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- 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.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(1)(a) an emergency commitment in accordance with Section 26B-6-607; or(1)(b) involuntary commitment in accordance with Section 26B-6-608.
(2) A proceeding for involuntary commitment under Subsection (1)(a) may be commenced by filing a written petition with the juvenile court under Section 26B-6-608.
(3)
(3)(a) A juvenile court has jurisdiction over the proceeding under Subsection (2) as described in Subsection 78A-6-103(2)(a)(vi).
(3)(b) A juvenile court shall proceed with the written petition in the same manner and with the same authority as the district court.
(4) If an individual who is under 18 years old is committed to the custody of the Utah State Developmental Center by the juvenile court, the director or the director’s designee shall give the juvenile court written notice of the intention to release the individual not fewer than five days before the day on which the individual is released.