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Utah Code § 80-5-208

Care of pregnant minor in secure detention or secure care

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 261, 2021 General Session

(1) When a minor in secure detention or secure care is pregnant, the division shall:

(a) ensure that adequate prenatal and postnatal care is provided; and

(b) place the minor in an accredited hospital before delivery.

(2) As soon as the minor's condition after delivery will permit, the minor may be returned to:

(a) secure detention if the minor was placed in secure detention; or

(b) secure care if the minor was committed to secure care.

(3) If the division has concerns regarding the minor's fitness to raise the minor's child, the division shall make a referral for services for the minor and the minor's child to the Division of Child and Family Services.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.