Utah Code 80-5-503. Secure care facilities
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(1) The division shall maintain and operate secure care facilities for the custody and rehabilitation of juvenile offenders:
Terms Used In Utah Code 80-5-503
- Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Board: means the Board of Juvenile Court Judges. 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
- 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- Harm: means :
(37)(a) physical or developmental injury or damage;(37)(b) emotional damage that results in a serious impairment in the child's growth, development, behavior, or psychological functioning;(37)(c) sexual abuse; or(37)(d) sexual exploitation. See Utah Code 80-1-102- Juvenile offender: means :
(47)(a) a serious youth offender; or(47)(b) a youth offender. 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 care facility: means a facility, established in accordance with Section
80-5-503 , for juvenile offenders in secure care. See Utah Code 80-1-102- 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) who pose a danger of serious bodily harm to others;(1)(b) who cannot be controlled in a less secure setting; or(1)(c) who have engaged in a pattern of conduct characterized by persistent and serious criminal offenses that, as demonstrated through the use of other alternatives, cannot be controlled in a less secure setting.(2)(2)(a) The director shall appoint an administrator for each secure care facility.(2)(b) An administrator of a secure care facility shall have experience in social work, law, criminology, corrections, or a related field, and in administration.(3)(3)(a)(3)(a)(i) The division, in cooperation with the State Board of Education, shall provide instruction, or make instruction available, to juvenile offenders in secure care facilities.(3)(a)(ii) The instruction shall be appropriate to the age, needs, and range of abilities of the juvenile offender.(3)(b) A secure care facility shall:(3)(b)(i) assess each juvenile offender to determine the juvenile offender’s abilities, possible learning disabilities, interests, attitudes, and other attributes related to appropriate educational programs; and(3)(b)(ii) provide prevocational education to juvenile offenders to acquaint juvenile offenders with vocations, and vocational requirements and opportunities.(4) The division shall place juvenile offenders who have been committed to the division for secure care in a secure care facility, operated by the division or by a private entity, that is appropriate to ensure that humane care and rehabilitation opportunities are afforded to the juvenile offender.(5) The division shall adopt standards, policies, and procedures for the regulation and operation of secure care facilities, consistent with state and federal law.