Periodic review hearings -- Dispositional reports.

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  • (1) At least every six months, the division or the juvenile court shall conduct a periodic review of the status of each minor in the custody of the division, until the juvenile court terminates the division's custody of the minor.
  • (2)
    • (a) The juvenile court or the division shall conduct the review described in Subsection (1) in accordance with the requirements of the case review system described in 42 U.S.C. Section 675.
    • (b) If a review described in Subsection (1) is conducted by the division, the division shall:
      • (i) conduct the review in accordance with the administrative review requirements of 42 U.S.C. Section 675; and
      • (ii) to the extent practicable, involve volunteer citizens in the administrative review process.
  • (3)
    • (a) Within 30 days after the day on which a review described in Subsection (1) that is conducted by the division is completed, the division shall:
      • (i) submit a copy of the division's dispositional report to the juvenile court to be made a part of the juvenile court's legal file; and
      • (ii) provide a copy of the dispositional report to each party in the case to which the review relates.
    • (b) The juvenile court shall receive and review each dispositional report submitted under Subsection (3)(a)(i) in the same manner as the juvenile court receives and reviews a report described in Section 80-6-307.
    • (c) If a report submitted under Subsection (3)(a)(i) is determined to be an ex parte communication with a judge, the report is considered a communication authorized by law.




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