(1) When a minor in secure detention or secure care is pregnant, the division shall:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 80-5-208

  • Child: means , except as provided in Section 80-2-905, an individual who is under 18 years old. See Utah Code 80-1-102
  • 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
  • Detention: means home detention or secure detention. See Utah Code 80-1-102
  • Division: means the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth 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:
         (54)(a) a child; or
         (54)(b) an individual:
              (54)(b)(i)
                   (54)(b)(i)(A) who is at least 18 years old and younger than 21 years old; and
                   (54)(b)(i)(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;
              (54)(b)(ii)
                   (54)(b)(ii)(A) who is at least 18 years old and younger than 25 years old; and
                   (54)(b)(ii)(B) whose case is under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court in accordance with Subsection 78A-6-103(1)(b); or
              (54)(b)(iii)
                   (54)(b)(iii)(A) who is at least 18 years old and younger than 21 years old; and
                   (54)(b)(iii)(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
  • Secure care: means placement of a minor, who is committed to the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services for rehabilitation, in a facility operated by, or under contract with, the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services, that provides 24-hour supervision and confinement of the minor. See Utah Code 80-1-102
  • Secure detention: means temporary care of a minor who requires secure custody in a physically restricting facility operated by, or under contract with, the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services:
         (74)(a) before disposition of an offense that is alleged to have been committed by the minor; or
         (74)(b) under Section 80-6-704. See Utah Code 80-1-102
     (1)(a) ensure that adequate prenatal and postnatal care is provided; and
     (1)(b) place the minor in an accredited hospital before delivery.
(2) As soon as the minor’s condition after delivery will permit, the minor may be returned to:

     (2)(a) secure detention if the minor was placed in secure detention; or
     (2)(b) secure care if the minor was committed to secure care.
(3) If the division has concerns regarding the minor’s fitness to raise the minor’s child, the division shall make a referral for services for the minor and the minor’s child to the Division of Child and Family Services.