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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