Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 80 > Chapter 5 > Part 2 - Division Responsibilities

• Adult: means an individual who is 18 years old or older. See Utah Code 80-5-102
• Authority: means the Youth Parole Authority created in Section 80-5-701. See Utah Code 80-5-102
• 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
• 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
• Community-based program: means a nonsecure residential or nonresidential program, designated to supervise and rehabilitate juvenile offenders, that prioritizes the least restrictive setting, consistent with public safety, and operated by or under contract with the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services. See Utah Code 80-1-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Control: means the authority to detain, restrict, and supervise a juvenile offender in a manner consistent with public safety and the well-being of the juvenile offender and division employees. See Utah Code 80-5-102
• 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
• Detention facility: means a facility, established by the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services in accordance with Section 80-5-501, for minors held in detention. See Utah Code 80-1-102
• Detention risk assessment tool: means an evidence-based tool established under Section 80-5-203 that:
       (25)(a) assesses a minor's risk of failing to appear in court or reoffending before adjudication; and
       (25)(b) is designed to assist in making a determination of whether a minor shall be held in detention. 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
• Evidence-based: means a program or practice that has had multiple randomized control studies or a meta-analysis demonstrating that the program or practice is effective for a specific population or has been rated as effective by a standardized program evaluation tool. See Utah Code 80-1-102
• Home detention: means placement of a minor:
       (38)(a) if prior to a disposition, in the minor's home, or in a surrogate home with the consent of the minor's parent, guardian, or custodian, under terms and conditions established by the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services or the juvenile court; or
       (38)(b) if after a disposition, and in accordance with Section 78A-6-353 or 80-6-704, in the minor's home, or in a surrogate home with the consent of the minor's parent, guardian, or custodian, under terms and conditions established by the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services or the juvenile court. See Utah Code 80-1-102
• 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.
• Juvenile receiving center: means a nonsecure, nonresidential program established by the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services, or under contract with the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services, that is responsible for minors taken into temporary custody under Section 80-6-201. 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
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• Restitution: means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-6-102. See Utah Code 80-5-102
• 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
• 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
• Serious youth offender: means an individual who:
       (75)(a) is at least 14 years old, but under 25 years old;
       (75)(b) committed a felony listed in Subsection 80-6-503(1) and the continuing jurisdiction of the juvenile court was extended over the individual's case until the individual was 25 years old in accordance with Section 80-6-605; and
       (75)(c) is committed by the juvenile court to the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services for secure care under Sections 80-6-703 and 80-6-705. See Utah Code 80-1-102
• Single criminal episode: means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-1-401. 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
• Temporary custody: means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-6-102. See Utah Code 80-5-102
• Termination: means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-6-102. See Utah Code 80-5-102
• Victim: means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-6-102. See Utah Code 80-5-102
• Work program: means a nonresidential public or private service work project established and administered by the division for juvenile offenders for the purpose of rehabilitation, education, and restitution to victims. See Utah Code 80-5-102
• Youth offender: means an individual who is:
       (98)(a) at least 12 years old, but under 21 years old; and
       (98)(b) committed by the juvenile court to the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services for secure care under Sections 80-6-703 and 80-6-705. See Utah Code 80-1-102
• Youth services: include efforts to:
            (20)(b)(i) resolve family conflict;
            (20)(b)(ii) maintain or reunite minors with the minors' families; and
            (20)(b)(iii) divert minors from entering or escalating in the juvenile justice system. See Utah Code 80-5-102