Programs

Utah Code tit. 80, ch. 80-5, pt. 80-5-P4

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Utah Code § 80-5-401 Youth services for prevention and early intervention -- Program standards -- Program services.

80-5-401. Youth services for prevention and early intervention -- Program standards -- Program services. (1) The division shall establish and operate prevention and early intervention youth services programs which shall include evidence-informed and research-informed interventions to: (a) help youth and families avoid entry into the juvenile justice system; and (b) improve attendance and academic achievement. (2) The division shall adopt statewide policies and procedures, including minimum standards for the organization and operation of youth services programs. (3) The division shall establish housing, programs, and procedures to ensure that minors who are receiving services under this section and who are not committed to the division are served separately from minors who are committed to the division. (4) The division may enter into contracts with state and local governmental entities and private providers to provide the youth services. (5) The division shall establish and administer juvenile receiving centers and other programs to provide temporary custody, care, risk-needs assessments, evaluations, and control for nonadjudicated and adjudicated minors placed with the division. (6) The division shall prioritize use of evidence-based juvenile justice programs and practices. (7) Youth receiving services under this section or from the division may not be placed into the legal custody of the division unless the youth qualifies for such disposition under Section 80-6-703. Amended by Chapter 240, 2024 General Session

Utah Code § 80-5-402 Community-based programs.

80-5-402. Community-based programs. (1) (a) The division shall operate residential and nonresidential community-based programs to provide care, treatment, and supervision for minors committed to the division by juvenile courts. (b) The division shall operate or contract for nonresidential community-based programs and independent living programs to provide care, treatment, and supervision of paroled juvenile offenders. (2) The division shall adopt minimum standards for the organization and operation of community-based programs for minors. (3) The division shall place minors committed to the division for community-based programs in the most appropriate program based upon the division's evaluation of the minor's needs and the division's available resources in accordance with Sections 80-6-703 and 80-6-804. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 261, 2021 General Session

Utah Code § 80-5-403 Case management staff.

80-5-403. Case management staff. (1) The division shall provide a sufficient number of case management staff members to provide care, treatment, and supervision for juvenile offenders on parole and for minors committed to the division by the juvenile courts for community-based programs. (2) (a) Case management staff shall develop treatment programs for each minor in the community, provide appropriate services, and monitor individual progress. (b) Progress reports shall be filed every three months with: (i) the juvenile court for each minor committed to the division for community-based programs; and (ii) the authority for each juvenile offender on parole. (c) The authority, in the case of juvenile offenders on parole, or the juvenile court, in the case of minors committed to the division for placement in community programs, shall be immediately notified, in writing, of any violation of law or of conditions of parole or placement. (3) Case management staff shall: (a) conduct investigations and make reports requested by a juvenile court to aid the juvenile court in determining appropriate case dispositions; and (b) conduct investigations and make reports requested by the authority to aid the authority in making appropriate dispositions in cases of parole, revocation, and termination. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 261, 2021 General Session

Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title80/Chapter5/80-5-P4.html?v=C80-5-P4_2021050520210901Fetched: 10/26/2026