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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) If a youth offender is ordered to secure care under Section 80-6-705, the youth offender shall remain in secure care until the youth offender is:
(a) 21 years old;
(b) paroled; or
(c) discharged.
(2) If a serious youth offender is ordered to secure care under Section 80-6-705, the serious youth offender shall remain in secure care until the serious youth offender is:
(a) 25 years old;
(b) paroled; or
(c) discharged.
(3)(a) Subject to Subsection (3)(b), a juvenile offender in secure care, or an individual housed in a secure care facility under Section 80-6-507, has the right to:
(i) phone the juvenile offender’s or individual’s parent, guardian, or attorney; and
(ii) confer in private, at any time, with an attorney, cleric, parent, guardian, or custodian.
(b) The division may:
(i) establish a schedule for which a juvenile offender, or an individual housed in a secure care facility under Section 80-6-507, may visit or phone a person described in Subsection (3)(a);
(ii) allow a juvenile offender, or an individual housed in a secure care facility under Section 80-6-507, to visit or call persons described in Subsection (3)(a) in special circumstances;
(iii) limit the number and length of calls and visits for a juvenile offender, or an individual housed in a secure care facility under Section 80-6-507, to persons described in Subsection (3)(a) on account of scheduling, facility, or personnel constraints; or
(iv) limit the juvenile offender’s or individual’s rights under Subsection (3)(a) if a compelling reason exists to limit the juvenile offender’s or individual’s rights.
(c) A juvenile offender in secure care, or an individual housed in a secure care facility under Section 80-6-507, shall be advised of the rights described in Subsection (3)(a).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 80. Utah Juvenile Code § 80-6-802. Commitment to secure care--Rights of individuals in secure care - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-80-utah-juvenile-code/ut-code-sect-80-6-802/
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