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Utah Code Ann. § 80-6-607 — Case planning and appropriate responses.
Current through 2026 General Session
Part of Part 6: Delinquency Proceedings, Utah Code.
Full text of Utah Code Ann. § 80-6-607
Statutory text current through the 2026 General Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Utah.
(1) For a minor adjudicated and placed on probation under Section 80-6-702 or committed to the division under Section 80-6-703, a case plan shall be created and: (1)(a) developed in collaboration with the minor and the minor's family; (1)(b) individualized to the minor; (1)(c) informed by the results of a validated risk and needs assessment under Section 80-6-606; and (1)(d) tailored to the minor's offense and history. (2)(a) The Administrative Office of the Courts and the division shall develop a statewide system of appropriate responses to guide responses to the behaviors of minors: (2)(a)(i) undergoing nonjudicial adjustments; (2)(a)(ii) whose case is under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court; and (2)(a)(iii) in the custody of the division. (2)(b) The system of responses shall include both sanctions and incentives that: (2)(b)(i) are swift and certain; (2)(b)(ii) include a continuum of community based responses for minors living at home; (2)(b)(iii) target a minor's criminogenic risks and needs, as determined by the results of a validated risk and needs assessment under Section 80-6-606, and the severity of the violation; and (2)(b)(iv) authorize earned discharge credits as one incentive for compliance. (2)(c) After considering the juvenile disposition guidelines, as defined in Section 75E-4-101, the system of appropriate responses under Subsections (2)(a) and (b) shall be developed. (3)(a) A response to compliant or noncompliant behavior under Subsection (2) shall be documented in the minor's case plan. (3)(b) Documentation under Subsection (3)(a) shall include: (3)(b)(i) positive behaviors and incentives offered; (3)(b)(ii) violations and corresponding sanctions; and (3)(b)(iii) whether the minor has a subsequent violation after a sanction. (4) Before referring a minor to a juvenile court for judicial review, or to the authority if the minor is under the jurisdiction of the authority, in response to a contempt filing under Section 78A-6-353 or an order to show cause, a pattern of appropriate responses shall be documented in the minor's case plan in accordance with Subsections (3)(a) and (b) . (5) Notwithstanding Subsection (4), if a minor violates a protective order or an ex parte protective order listed in Section 78B-7-803, the violation may be filed directly with the juvenile court.
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