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Utah Code § 80-6-802

Commitment to secure care -- Rights of individuals in secure care

Amended by Chapter 139, 2023 General Session

(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).

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