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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Committed youth” or “youth” means a person who has been committed according to law to the department of juvenile corrections for supervision, rehabilitation, treatment and education and who is either:
(a) At least fourteen years of age and under eighteen years of age.
(b) Subject to retained jurisdiction pursuant to § 8-202, subsection H.
2. “Department” means the department of juvenile corrections.
3. “Director” means the director of the department of juvenile corrections.
4. “Educational system” means the state educational system for committed youth.
5. “Secure care” means confinement in a facility that is completely surrounded by a locked and physically secure barrier with restricted ingress and egress.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arizona Revised Statutes Title 41. State Government § 41-2801. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-41-state-government/az-rev-st-sect-41-2801/
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