12-15-214
Section 12-15-214 Ordering and preparation of study and written report concerning child;
ordering, conduct, and certification of findings of physical or mental examination of child
prior to hearing on petition generally; examination of parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian
after hearing where ability to care for or supervise child in issue. The juvenile court may
direct that a juvenile probation officer conduct a study and submit a written report to the
juvenile court with recommendations concerning a child, his or her family, his or her environment,
and other matters relevant to the need for treatment or disposition of the case. The recommendations
may indicate that the child needs further mental health evaluation, especially, in some cases,
for the purpose of determining whether the child is competent to stand trial. The recommendations
may also include a request that the juvenile court proceed pursuant to Section 12-15-130.
(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-127; §12-15-69;...
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12-15-313
Section 12-15-313 Ordering and preparation of report concerning a child and family;
ordering, conduct, and certification of findings of physical or mental examination of child
prior to hearing on petition generally; examination of parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian
after hearing where ability to care for or supervise child at issue. (a) After a petition
alleging dependency has been filed, the juvenile court may direct that a study and report
to the juvenile court be made by the Department of Human Resources with recommendations concerning
the child, his or her family, his or her environment, and other matters relevant to the need
for treatment or disposition of the case. (b) Where there are indications that the child may
be physically ill or a child with mental illness or an intellectual disability, on its own
motion or motion of a party, may order the child to be examined at a suitable place by a physician,
psychiatrist, psychologist, or other qualified examiner under the...
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12-15-107
Section 12-15-107 Juvenile probation officers - Duties of juvenile probation officers
generally; powers of juvenile probation officers as to taking into custody and placing in
shelter or detention care of children generally; procedure upon taking into custody of child
by juvenile probation officer generally. (a) For the purpose of carrying out the objectives
and purposes of this chapter and subject to the limitations of this chapter or imposed by
the juvenile court, a juvenile probation officer shall perform the following duties: (1) Make
investigations, reports, and recommendations to the juvenile court. (2) Serve as a juvenile
court intake officer when designated by the juvenile court judge. (3) Supervise and assist
a child placed on probation or aftercare by order of the juvenile court or other authority
of law until the terms of probation or aftercare expire or are otherwise terminated. (4) Make
appropriate referrals to other private or public departments or agencies of the...
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12-15-125
Section 12-15-125 Taking into custody of children generally. (a) A child or minor may
be taken into custody for any of the following reasons: (1) Pursuant to an order of the juvenile
court. (2) By a law enforcement officer having reasonable grounds to believe that the child
or minor has run away from a juvenile detention, residential, shelter, or other care facility.
(3) By a law enforcement officer having reasonable grounds to believe that the child or minor
is suffering from an illness or injury or is in immediate danger from the surroundings of
the child or minor and that the immediate removal of the child or minor from those surroundings
is necessary for the protection of the health and safety of the child or minor. (b) In addition
to the grounds listed in subsection (a), a child may also be taken into custody for any of
the following reasons: (1) By a law enforcement officer for an alleged delinquent act pursuant
to the laws of arrest; (2) By a law enforcement officer who has...
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12-15-215
Section 12-15-215 Disposition of delinquent children or children in need of supervision
generally. (a) If the juvenile court finds on proof beyond a reasonable doubt, based upon
competent, material, and relevant evidence, that a child committed the acts by reason of which
the child is alleged to be delinquent or in need of supervision, it may proceed immediately
to hear evidence as to whether the child is in need of care or rehabilitation and to file
its findings thereon. In the absence of evidence to the contrary, a finding that the child
has committed an act which constitutes a felony is sufficient to sustain a finding that the
child is in need of care or rehabilitation. If the juvenile court finds that the child is
not in need of care or rehabilitation, it shall dismiss the proceedings and discharge the
child from any detention or other temporary care theretofore ordered. If the juvenile court
finds that the child is in need of care or rehabilitation, it may make any of the...
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12-15-309
Section 12-15-309 Alleged dependent child to be released when continued shelter care
not required; conditions imposed upon release; amendment of conditions or return of child
to custody upon failure to conform to conditions imposed. (a) When the juvenile court finds
that continued shelter care is not required for a child, the juvenile court shall order the
return of the child, and in so doing, may impose one or more of the following conditions singly
or in combination: (1) Return the child to the custody of the parent, legal guardian, or legal
custodian and, if necessary, place the child under the supervision of the Department of Human
Resources. (2) Place restrictions on travel, associations, or living conditions of the child
pending the adjudicatory hearing. (b) An order releasing a child on any conditions specified
may at any time be amended to impose additional or different conditions. (Act 2008-277, p.
441, §18.)...
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12-15-121
Section 12-15-121 Form, contents, and execution of juvenile petitions. (a) A juvenile
petition alleging delinquency, in need of supervision, or dependency may be signed by any
person 18 years of age or older, other than a juvenile court intake officer, who has knowledge
of the facts alleged or is informed of them and believes that they are true. However, the
person signing a dependency petition, in the petition or in an attached affidavit, shall give
information, if reasonably ascertainable, as required in Section 30-3B-209. (b) A petition
shall be entitled "In the matter of _____, a child" and shall be made under oath.
(c) The petition shall set forth with specificity all of the following: (1) The facts which
bring the child under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the facts constituting the alleged
dependency, delinquency, or need of supervision and the facts showing that the child is in
need of supervision, treatment, rehabilitation, care, or the protection of the state, as the...

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12-15-315
Section 12-15-315 Permanency hearing for Department of Human Resources cases only. (a)
Within 12 months of the date a child is removed from the home and placed in out-of-home care,
and not less frequently than every 12 months thereafter during the continuation of the child
in out-of-home care, the juvenile court shall hold a permanency hearing. The Department of
Human Resources shall present to the juvenile court at the hearing a permanent plan for the
child. The juvenile court shall consult with the child, in an age-appropriate manner, regarding
the permanency plan and any transition plan to independent living. If a permanent plan is
not presented to the juvenile court at this hearing, there shall be a rebuttable presumption
that the child should be returned home. This provision is intended to ensure that a permanent
plan is prepared by the Department of Human Resources and presented to the juvenile court
within 12 months of the placement of any child in foster care and no less...
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12-15-312
Section 12-15-312 Reasonable efforts in judicial determinations; situations in which
reasonable efforts are not required to be made. (a) When the juvenile court enters an order
removing a child from his or her home and places the child into foster care or custody of
the Department of Human Resources pursuant to this chapter, the order shall contain specific
findings, if warranted by the evidence, within the following time periods while making child
safety the paramount concern: (1) In the first order of the juvenile court that sanctions
the removal, whether continuation of the residence of the child in the home would be contrary
to the welfare of the child. This order may be the pick-up order that the juvenile court issues
on the filing of a dependency petition. (2) Within 60 days after the child is removed from
the home of the child, whether reasonable efforts have been made to prevent removal of the
child or whether reasonable efforts were not required to be made. (3) Within 12...
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12-15-407
Section 12-15-407 Probable cause hearings for temporary confinement of the minor or
child. (a) If the juvenile court finds it necessary to temporarily confine or restrain the
minor or child, pending final hearing upon a petition for mental commitment of the minor or
child in the custody of any person, department, or agency other than his or her parent, legal
guardian, or legal custodian, the juvenile court at the time the confinement is ordered shall
set the matter for a hearing within seven days to determine if probable cause exists that
the minor or child should be committed. At the probable cause hearing, the juvenile court
shall determine if it is necessary to continue the restraint or confinement pending the final
hearing. (b) Upon a finding of probable cause that the minor or child should be committed,
the juvenile court shall enter an order so stating and setting the date, time, and place of
the hearing on the merits of the petition. (c) The final hearing shall be held on the...
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