Utah Code § 80-6-102 Definitions.
80-6-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Aftercare services" means the same as the term "aftercare" is defined in 45 C.F.R. 1351.1.
(2) "Authority" means the Youth Parole Authority created in Section 80-5-701.
(3) "Compensatory service" means service or unpaid work performed by a minor in lieu of the payment of a fine, fee, or restitution.
(4) "Control" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-5-102.
(5) "Department" means the Department of Criminal Justice created in Section 75E-2-102.
(6) "Detention hearing" means a proceeding under Section 80-6-207 to determine whether a minor should remain in detention.
(7) "Detention guidelines" means standards, established by the division in accordance with Subsection 80-5-202(1)(a), for the admission of a minor to detention.
(8) "Discharge" means a written order of the authority that removes a juvenile offender from the authority's jurisdiction.
(9) "Division" means the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services created in Section 80-5-103.
(10) "Family-based setting" means a home that is licensed to allow a minor to reside at the home, including a foster home, proctor care, or residential care by a professional parent.
(11) "Formal referral" means a written report from a peace officer, or other person, informing the juvenile court that:
(a) an offense committed by a minor is, or appears to be, within the juvenile court's jurisdiction; and
(b) the minor's case must be reviewed by a juvenile probation officer or a prosecuting attorney.
(12) "Habitual truant" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-8-211.
(13) "Material loss" means an uninsured:
(a) property loss;
(b) out-of-pocket monetary loss for property that is stolen, damaged, or destroyed;
(c) lost wages because of an injury, time spent as a witness, or time spent assisting the police or prosecution; or
(d) medical expense.
(14) "Referral" means a formal referral, a referral to the juvenile court under Section 53G-8-211, or a citation issued to a minor for which the juvenile court receives notice under Section 80-6-302.
(15) "Rescission" means a written order of the authority that rescinds a date for parole.
(16) "Restitution" means money or services that the juvenile court, or a juvenile probation officer if the minor agrees to a nonjudicial adjustment, orders a minor to pay or render to a victim for the minor's wrongful act or conduct.
(17) "Revocation" means a written order of the authority that, after a hearing and determination under Section 80-6-806:
(a) terminates supervision of a juvenile offender's parole; and
(b) directs a juvenile offender to return to secure care.
(18) "Temporary custody" means the control and responsibility of a minor, before an adjudication under Section 80-6-701, until the minor is released to a parent, guardian, responsible adult, or to an appropriate agency.
(19) "Termination" means a written order of the authority that terminates a juvenile offender from parole.
(20)
(a) "Victim" means a person that the juvenile court determines suffered a material loss as a result of a minor's wrongful act or conduct.
(b) "Victim" includes:
(i) any person directly harmed by the minor's wrongful act or conduct in the course of the scheme, conspiracy, or pattern if the minor's wrongful act or conduct is an offense that involves an element of a scheme, a conspiracy, or a pattern of criminal activity; and
(ii) the Office for Victims of Crime.
(21) "Violent felony" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-3-203.5.
(22) "Work program" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-5-102.
(23) "Youth services" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-5-102.
Amended by Chapter 291, 2026 General Session