Utah legal term
Juvenile court in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Juvenile court” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Utah criminal code.
What does “Juvenile court” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Juvenile court" means the juvenile court of the state created in Section 78A-6-102. (Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-413)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Parent or guardian providing a firearm to a violent minor
- Unlawful adolescent sexual activity
- Disposition on finding of not competent to proceed
- Enhancement of offense and penalty for subsequent domestic violence offenses
- Indecent exposure of another individual
- Placement of a child
- Unlawfully solemnizing a marriage of a minor
Related terms in the same statutes
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