Utah statute
Utah Code Ann. § 80-6-802 — Commitment to secure care - Rights of individuals in secure care.
Current through 2026 General Session
Part of Part 8: Commitment and Parole, Utah Code.
Full text of Utah Code Ann. § 80-6-802
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) 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: (1)(a) 21 years old; (1)(b) paroled; or (1)(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: (2)(a) 25 years old; (2)(b) paroled; or (2)(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: (3)(a)(i) phone the juvenile offender's or individual's parent, guardian, or attorney; and (3)(a)(ii) confer in private, at any time, with an attorney, cleric, parent, guardian, or custodian. (3)(b) The division may: (3)(b)(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); (3)(b)(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; (3)(b)(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 (3)(b)(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. (3)(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).
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