12-15-314
Section 12-15-314 Dispositions for dependent children. (a) If a child is found to be
dependent, the juvenile court may make any of the following orders of disposition to protect
the welfare of the child: (1) Permit the child to remain with the parent, legal guardian,
or other legal custodian of the child, subject to conditions and limitations as the juvenile
court may prescribe. (2) Place the child under protective supervision under the Department
of Human Resources. (3) Transfer legal custody to any of the following: a. The Department
of Human Resources. b. A local public or private agency, organization, or facility willing
and able to assume the education, care, and maintenance of the child and which is licensed
by the Department of Human Resources or otherwise authorized by law to receive and provide
care for the child. c. A relative or other individual who, after study by the Department of
Human Resources, is found by the juvenile court to be qualified to receive and care for the...

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12-15-301
Section 12-15-301 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following words and
phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) ABANDONMENT. A voluntary and intentional relinquishment
of the custody of a child by a parent, or a withholding from the child, without good cause
or excuse, by the parent, of his or her presence, care, love, protection, maintenance, or
the opportunity for the display of filial affection, or the failure to claim the rights of
a parent, or failure to perform the duties of a parent. (2) AGE APPROPRIATE or DEVELOPMENTALLY
APPROPRIATE. Activities or items that are generally accepted as suitable for children of the
same chronological age or level of maturity or that are determined to be developmentally appropriate
for a child based on the development of cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral capacities
that are typical for an age or age group and, in the case of a specific child, activities
or items that are suitable for the child based on the...
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38-12-32
Section 38-12-32 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) CAREGIVER. An individual 21 years of age or older, other than
a child's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian who is an approved foster parent, who
is a relative of the child, and who has been providing care and support for the child while
the child has been residing in the caregiver's home for at least the last six consecutive
months while in the legal custody of the Department of Human Resources, a designated official
for a child-placing agency, or a successor guardian. (2) CHILD. An individual under 18 years
of age who is in foster care with the caregiver and over whom a court has exercised continuing
jurisdiction. (3) COURT. The juvenile court. (4) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Human Resources.
(5) KINSHIP GUARDIAN. A caregiver who is willing to assume care of a child because of parental
incapacity of a parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, or other dependency...
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12-15-102
to the child or minor as is due an adult client. (6) DELINQUENT ACT. An act committed by a
child that is designated a violation, misdemeanor, or felony offense pursuant to the law of
the municipality, county, or state in which the act was committed or pursuant to federal law.
This term shall not apply to any of the following: a. An offense when committed by a child
16 or 17 years of age as follows: 1. A nonfelony traffic offense or water safety offense other
than one charged pursuant to Section 32-5A-191 or 32-5A-191.3 or a municipal
ordinance prohibiting the same conduct. 2. A capital offense. 3. A Class A felony. 4. A felony
which has as an element the use of a deadly weapon. 5. A felony which has as an element the
causing of death or serious physical injury. 6. A felony which has as an element the use of
a dangerous instrument against any person who is one of the following: (i) A law enforcement
officer or official. (ii) A correctional officer or official. (iii) A parole or...
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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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38-12-31
Section 38-12-31 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(1) There exists in this state a number of children who cannot reside with their parents,
legal guardians, or legal custodians because of such parents', legal guardians', or custodians'
incapacity or inability to perform the regular and expected functions of care and support
of the children and family care and who thereby come to the attention of juvenile court and
into the care and custody of the Department of Human Resources. (2) An increasing number of
relatives, including grandparents, find themselves wanting to provide care to related foster
children on a long-term basis to prevent the children from remaining in foster care with unrelated
caregivers yet these relatives are either unable or unwilling to seek termination of the legal
relationships between the parent and the child, particularly when it is the caregiver's own
child or sibling who is the parent. (3) It is in the public interest to...
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34-13-11
Section 34-13-11 Authorizing agent; right of disposition. (a) A person, who is at least
18 years of age and of sound mind, may enter into a contract to act as authorizing agent and
direct the location, manner, and conditions of disposition of remains and arrange for funeral
goods and services to be provided upon death. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b),
the right to control the disposition of the remains of a deceased person as an authorizing
agent, including the location, manner, and conditions of disposition and arrangements for
funeral goods and services to be provided, shall vest in the following persons in the priority
listed and the order named, provided the person is at least 18 years of age and of sound mind:
(1) The person designated by the decedent as authorized to direct disposition pursuant to
Public Law No. 109-163, Section 564, as listed on the decedent's United States Department
of Defense Record of Emergency Data, DD Form 93, or its successor form, if the...
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12-15-127
Section 12-15-127 Release, delivery to detention or shelter care facility, medical facility
of children taken into custody generally. (a) A person taking a child into custody without
an order of the juvenile court shall, with all possible speed, and in accordance with this
chapter and the rules of court pursuant thereto: (1) Release the child to the parents, legal
guardian, or legal custodian of the child or other suitable person able to provide supervision
and care for the child and issue verbal counsel and warning as may be appropriate. (2) Release
the child to the parents, legal guardian, or legal custodian of the child upon his or her
promise to bring the child before the juvenile court when requested, unless the placement
of the child in detention or shelter care appears required. If a parent, legal guardian, or
other legal custodian fails, when requested, to bring the child before the juvenile court
as provided in this section, the juvenile court may issue an order directing that...

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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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12-15-211
Section 12-15-211 Suspension of proceedings and continuation of cases under terms and
conditions agreed to by parties. (a) The juvenile court may suspend delinquency or child in
need of supervision proceedings pursuant to a consent decree. The terms and conditions of
the consent decree shall be agreed to by the child and his or her parent, legal guardian,
or legal custodian. The consent decree shall be entered at any time after the filing of a
delinquency or child in need of supervision petition and before the entry of an adjudication
order. The child and his or her parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian shall be advised
of their rights, including the right to counsel. (b) Where an objection is made by the prosecutor,
the juvenile court, after considering the objection and the reasons therefor, shall proceed
to determine whether it is appropriate to enter a consent decree. (c) A consent decree shall
remain in force for six months unless the child is discharged sooner by the...
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