Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 80 > Chapter 5 > Part 4 - Programs

• Authority: means the Youth Parole Authority created in Section 80-5-701. See Utah Code 80-5-102
• 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
• 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
• Disposition: means an order by a juvenile court, after the adjudication of a minor, under Section 80-3-405 or 80-4-305 or Chapter 6, Part 7, Adjudication and Disposition. 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
• 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
• Juvenile offender: means :
       (47)(a) a serious youth offender; or
       (47)(b) a youth offender. See Utah Code 80-1-102
• Legal custody: means a relationship embodying:
       (50)(a) the right to physical custody of the minor;
       (50)(b) the right and duty to protect, train, and discipline the minor;
       (50)(c) the duty to provide the minor with food, clothing, shelter, education, and ordinary medical care;
       (50)(d) the right to determine where and with whom the minor shall live; and
       (50)(e) the right, in an emergency, to authorize surgery or other extraordinary care. 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
• 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
• Revocation: means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-6-102. See Utah Code 80-5-102
• 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
• 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
• 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