Commitment to secure care -- Rights of individuals in secure care.
Utah Code § 80-6-802
in effect80-6-802. Commitment to secure care -- Rights of individuals in secure care.
(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).
Amended by Chapter 139, 2023 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title80/Chapter6/80-6-S802.html?v=C80-6-S802_2023050320230503Fetched: 10/26/2026