Validated risk and needs assessment -- Examination of minor or minor's parent or guardian.
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(1)
(a) If a minor is adjudicated for an offense under this chapter, the minor shall undergo a risk screening or, if indicated, a validated risk and needs assessment.
(b) If a minor undergoes a risk screening or a validated risk and needs assessment, the results of the screening or assessment shall be used to inform the juvenile court's disposition and any case planning for the minor.
(c) If a minor undergoes a validated risk and needs assessment, the results of the assessment may not be shared with the juvenile court before the adjudication of the minor.
(2) If the juvenile court's continuing jurisdiction over a minor's case is terminated, the minor shall undergo a validated risk and needs assessment within seven days of the day on which an order terminating the juvenile court's continuing jurisdiction is issued if:
(a) the minor is adjudicated under this chapter; and
(b) the minor underwent a validated risk and needs assessment under Subsection (1).
(3)
(a) If a petition under this chapter has been filed for a minor, a juvenile court may:
(i) order that the minor be examined by a physician, surgeon, psychiatrist, or psychologist; and
(ii) place the minor in a hospital or other facility for examination.
(b) After notice and a hearing set for the specific purpose, the juvenile court may order an examination of a minor's parent or guardian whose ability to care for a minor is at issue if the juvenile court finds from the evidence presented at the hearing that the parent's or guardian's physical, mental, or emotional condition may be a factor in causing the delinquency of the minor.
(c) An examination conducted in accordance with this Subsection (3) is not a privileged communication under Utah Rules of Evidence, Rule 506(d)(3), and is exempt from the general rule of privilege.