12-15-208
Section 12-15-208 Facilities to be used for detention or shelter care of children generally;
when child may be detained in jail or other facility for detention of adults; notification
of juvenile court, when child received at facility for detention of adult offenders or persons
charged with crimes; development of statewide system; Department of Youth Services to subsidize
detention in regional facilities, may contract for detention; transfer of child to detention
facility, when case transferred from juvenile court for criminal prosecution. (a) Persons
who shall not be detained or confined in secure custody include all of the following: (1)
STATUS OFFENDERS. Effective October 1, 2009, status offenders, as defined in this article,
shall not be detained or confined in secure custody, except that a status offender who is
charged with or who commits a violation of a valid court order may be detained in secure custody
in a juvenile detention facility for up to 72 hours in any six-month...
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12-15-221
Section 12-15-221 Modification, extension or termination of orders of custody or probation
generally. (a) An order awarding legal custody or an order of probation made by the juvenile
court in the case of a child may be modified, revoked, or extended on motion by: (1) A child,
whose legal custody has been transferred to a department, institution, agency, or person,
requesting the juvenile court for a modification or termination of the order, alleging that
the child is no longer in need of placement or probation and the department, institution,
agency, or person has denied application for release of the child or has failed to act upon
the application within a reasonable time; or (2) A department, institution, agency, or person
vested with legal custody or responsibility for probation, requesting the juvenile court for
a modification, an extension, or a termination of the order on the grounds that the action
is in the best interests of the child or necessary to safeguard the welfare of...
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12-15-126
Section 12-15-126 Issuance of pick-up order for taking into custody. If it appears from a sworn
statement, written or verbal, presented to the juvenile court that a child needs to be placed
in detention or shelter or other care, the juvenile court may issue a pick-up order that a
law enforcement officer or other person authorized by this chapter shall at once take the
child into custody and take him or her to the place of detention or shelter or other care
designated by the juvenile court. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-120; §12-15-57; amended
and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §7.)...
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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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12-15-212
Section 12-15-212 Conduct of delinquency and child in need of supervision hearings. (a) If
the allegations are denied, the juvenile court shall proceed to hear evidence on the petition.
If the juvenile court finds on proof beyond a reasonable doubt, based upon competent, material,
and relevant evidence, that the child committed the acts by reason of which the child is alleged
to be delinquent or in need of supervision, the juvenile court shall record its findings and
proceed to determine whether the child is in need of care or rehabilitation. If the juvenile
court finds that the allegations in the petition have not been established, the juvenile court
shall dismiss the petition and order the child discharged from any detention or temporary
care, theretofore ordered in the proceedings. (b) If the child admits to the allegations contained
in the petition, the juvenile court shall record its findings and proceed to determine whether
the child is in need of care or rehabilitation. (c) When...
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12-15-209
Section 12-15-209 Children to be released when full-time detention or 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 full-time
detention or shelter care of a child is not required, the juvenile court shall order the release
of the child, and in so doing, may impose one or more of the following conditions: (1) Place
the child in the custody of a parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, or any other person
whom the juvenile court deems proper, or place the child with a department, agency, or organization
agreeing to supervise the child. (2) Place restrictions on the travel, association, or place
of abode of the child during the period of his or her release, or place the child under electronic
or telephone monitoring, if available. (3) Impose any other condition deemed reasonably necessary
and consistent with the criteria for detaining...
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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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12-15-315
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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12-15-407
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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12-15-136
Section 12-15-136 Proceedings for sealing legal and social files and records of courts, pertaining
to certain persons and effect thereof. (a) On motion of a person who has been the subject
of a delinquency or child in need of supervision petition , the juvenile court may order the
sealing of the legal and social files and records of the juvenile court pertaining to the
person if it finds that: (1) Two years have elapsed since the final discharge of the person
from legal custody or supervision or two years after the entry of any other order of the juvenile
court not involving custody or supervision; and (2) The person has not been convicted or adjudicated
delinquent or a youthful offender of any felony or a misdemeanor involving sexual offenses,
drugs, weapons, or violence, or threats of violence, prior to the filing of the motion and
no proceeding is pending seeking the conviction or adjudication. (b) The motion and the order
may include the records, reports, or information specified...
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