Utah Code 80-6-503. Criminal information for a minor in juvenile court — Extending juvenile court jurisdiction
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(1) If a prosecuting attorney charges a minor with a felony, the prosecuting attorney may file a criminal information in the juvenile court if the minor was a principal actor in an offense and the information alleges:
Terms Used In Utah Code 80-6-503
- Adult: means an individual who is 18 years old or older. 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
- Discharge: means a written order of the authority that removes a juvenile offender from the authority's jurisdiction. See Utah Code 80-6-102
- 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.
- Minor: means :
(1)(a) an individual:(1)(a)(i) who is at least 18 years old and younger than 25 years old; and(1)(a)(ii) whose case is under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court; or(1)(b) an individual:(1)(b)(i) who is younger than 21 years old;(1)(b)(iii) whose case is under the jurisdiction of the district court. See Utah Code 80-6-501- Prosecuting attorney: means :
(65)(a) the attorney general and any assistant attorney general;(65)(b) any district attorney or deputy district attorney;(65)(c) any county attorney or assistant county attorney; and(65)(d) any other attorney authorized to commence an action on behalf of the state. See Utah Code 80-1-102(1)(a)(1)(a)(i) the minor was 16 or 17 years old at the time of the offense; and(1)(a)(ii) the offense for which the minor is being charged is a felony violation of:(1)(a)(ii)(A) Section 76-5-103, aggravated assault resulting in serious bodily injury to another;(1)(a)(ii)(B) Section 76-5-202, attempted aggravated murder;(1)(a)(ii)(C) Section 76-5-203, attempted murder;(1)(a)(ii)(D) Section 76-5-302, aggravated kidnapping;(1)(a)(ii)(E) Section 76-5-405, aggravated sexual assault;(1)(a)(ii)(F) Section 76-6-103, aggravated arson;(1)(a)(ii)(G) Section 76-6-203, aggravated burglary;(1)(a)(ii)(H) Section 76-6-302, aggravated robbery;(1)(a)(ii)(I) Section 76-10-508.1, felony discharge of a firearm; or(1)(a)(ii)(J) an offense other than an offense listed in Subsections (1)(a)(ii)(A) through (I) involving the use of a dangerous weapon if the offense would be a felony had an adult committed the offense, and the minor has been previously adjudicated or convicted of an offense involving the use of a dangerous weapon that would have been a felony if committed by an adult; or(1)(b)(1)(b)(i) the minor was 14 or 15 years old at the time of the offense; and(2) At the time that a prosecuting attorney files an information under this section, a party may file a motion to extend the juvenile court’s continuing jurisdiction in accordance with Section 80-6-605.