Terms Used In Utah Code 80-6-1006.1 v2

• Adjudication: means , except as provided in Subsection (3)(b):
            (3)(a)(i) for a delinquency petition or criminal information under Chapter 6, Juvenile Justice:

                 (3)(a)(i)(A) a finding by the juvenile court that the facts alleged in a delinquency petition or criminal information alleging that a minor committed an offense have been proved;

                 (3)(a)(i)(B) an admission by a minor in the juvenile court as described in Section 80-6-306; or

                 (3)(a)(i)(C) a plea of no contest by minor in the juvenile court; or
            (3)(a)(ii) for all other proceedings under this title, a finding by the juvenile court that the facts alleged in the petition have been proved. See Utah Code 80-1-102
• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Agency: includes a local education agency, as defined in Section 53E-1-102, for purposes of this part. See Utah Code 80-6-1001
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Board: means the Board of Juvenile Court Judges. See Utah Code 80-1-102
• Child: means , except as provided in Section 80-2-905, an individual who is under 18 years old. 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
• 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 80-6-102
• Expunge: means to seal or otherwise restrict access to a record that is part of an individual's juvenile record and in the custody of the juvenile court or an agency. See Utah Code 80-6-1001
• 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.
• Juvenile record: means all records for all incidents of delinquency involving an individual that are in the custody of the juvenile court or an agency. See Utah Code 80-6-1001
• Licensing Information System: means the Licensing Information System maintained by the Division of Child and Family Services under Section 80-2-1002. See Utah Code 80-1-102
• Management Information System: means the Management Information System developed by the Division of Child and Family Services under Section 80-2-1001. See Utah Code 80-1-102
• 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
• Nonjudicial adjustment: means closure of the case by the assigned juvenile probation officer, without an adjudication of the minor's case under Section 80-6-701, upon the consent in writing of:
       (60)(a) the assigned juvenile probation officer; and
       (60)(b)

            (60)(b)(i) the minor; or

            (60)(b)(ii) the minor and the minor's parent, guardian, or custodian. See Utah Code 80-1-102
• Parole: means a conditional release of a juvenile offender from residency in secure care to live outside of secure care under the supervision of the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services, or another person designated by the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services. See Utah Code 80-1-102
• Unsupported: means a finding by the Division of Child and Family Services at the completion of an investigation, after the day on which the Division of Child and Family Services concludes the alleged abuse, neglect, or dependency is not without merit, that there is insufficient evidence to conclude that abuse, neglect, or dependency occurred. See Utah Code 80-1-102
• Writing: includes :
       (48)(a) printing;
       (48)(b) handwriting; and
       (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5