Part 1. General Provisions  


§ 78A-6-101. Title.
§ 78A-6-102. Establishment of juvenile court -- Organization and status of court -- Purpose.
§ 78A-6-103. Jurisdiction of juvenile court -- Original -- Exclusive.
§ 78A-6-104. Concurrent jurisdiction -- District court and juvenile court.
§ 78A-6-105. Definitions. (Effective 5/13/2014)
§ 78A-6-106. Search warrants and subpoenas -- Authority to issue -- Protective custody -- Expedited hearing.
§ 78A-6-107. Expedited filing of petition -- Expedited hearings.
§ 78A-6-108. Title of petition and other court documents -- Form and contents of petition -- Order for temporary custody or protective services -- Physical or psychological examination of minor, parent, or guardian -- Dismissal of petition.
§ 78A-6-109. Summons -- Service and process -- Issuance and contents -- Notice to absent parent or guardian -- Emergency medical or surgical treatment -- Compulsory process for attendance of witnesses when authorized.
§ 78A-6-110. Venue -- Transfer or certification to other districts -- Dismissal without adjudication on merits.
§ 78A-6-111. Appearances -- Parents, guardian, or legal custodian to appear with minor or child -- Failure to appear -- Contempt -- Warrant of arrest, when authorized -- Parent's employer to grant time off -- Appointment of guardian ad litem.
§ 78A-6-112. Minor taken into custody by peace officer, private citizen, or probation officer -- Grounds -- Notice requirements -- Release or detention -- Grounds for peace officer to take adult into custody.
§ 78A-6-113. Placement of minor in detention or shelter facility -- Grounds -- Detention hearings -- Period of detention -- Notice -- Confinement for criminal proceedings -- Bail laws inapplicable -- Exception.
§ 78A-6-114. Hearings -- Public excluded, exceptions -- Victims admitted -- Minor's cases heard separately from adult cases -- Minor or parents or custodian heard separately -- Continuance of hearing -- Consolidation of proceedings involving more than one minor.
§ 78A-6-115. Hearings -- Record -- County attorney or district attorney responsibilities -- Attorney general responsibilities -- Disclosure -- Admissibility of evidence.
§ 78A-6-116. Minor's cases considered civil proceedings -- Adjudication of jurisdiction by juvenile court not conviction of crime -- Exceptions -- Minor not to be charged with crime -- Exception -- Traffic violation cases -- Abstracts to Department of Public Safety.
§ 78A-6-117. Adjudication of jurisdiction of juvenile court -- Disposition of cases -- Enumeration of possible court orders -- Considerations of court -- Obtaining DNA sample.
§ 78A-6-118. Period of operation of judgment, decree, or order -- Rights and responsibilities of agency or individual granted legal custody.
§ 78A-6-119. Modification of order or decree -- Requirements for changing or terminating custody, probation, or protective supervision.
§ 78A-6-120. Continuing jurisdiction of juvenile court -- Period of and termination of jurisdiction -- Notice of discharge from custody of local mental health authority or Utah State Developmental Center -- Transfer of continuing jurisdiction to other district. (Effective 5/13/2014)
§ 78A-6-121. Entry of judgment for fine or restitution -- Transfer for collection.