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(1) Except as provided in Subsection (3), the juvenile court has exclusive jurisdiction over a felony, misdemeanor, infraction, or violation of an ordinance:
(a) committed by a child and that arises from a single criminal episode containing an offense for which:
(i) a citation, petition, indictment, or criminal information is filed; and
(ii) the court has original jurisdiction; and
(b) committed by an individual who is under 21 years old at the time of all court proceedings, but committed before the individual was 18 years old, and that arises from a single criminal episode containing an offense for which:
(i) a citation, petition, indictment, or criminal information is filed; and
(ii) the court has original jurisdiction.
(2) For purposes of this section, the juvenile court has jurisdiction over the following offenses committed by an individual who is under 21 years old at the time of all court proceedings, but was under 18 years old at the time the offense was committed:
(a)Title 41, Chapter 6a, Part 5, Driving Under the Influence and Reckless Driving; and
(b) Section 73-18-12.
(3) If a juvenile court transfers jurisdiction of an offense to the district court under Section 80-6-504, the exclusive jurisdiction of the juvenile court over that offense is terminated.
(4)
(a) As used in this Subsection (4):
(i) "Qualifying offense" means an offense described in Sections 80-6-502 and 80-6-503.
(ii) "Separate offense" means any offense that is not a qualifying offense.
(b) The juvenile court:
(i) regains exclusive jurisdiction over any separate offense described in Subsection (1) if:
(A) the individual who is alleged to have committed the separate offense is bound over to the district court for a qualifying offense under Section 80-6-504; and
(B) the qualifying offense results in an acquittal, a finding of not guilty, or a dismissal; and
(ii) gains exclusive jurisdiction over any separate offense described in Subsection (1) if:
(A) the individual who is alleged to have committed the separate offense is charged for a qualifying offense under Section 80-6-502 in the district court; and
(B) the qualifying offense results in an acquittal, a finding of not guilty, or a dismissal in the district court.