Commitment to secure care -- Rights of juvenile offenders in secure care.
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(1) If a youth offender is ordered to secure care under Section 80-6-705, the youth offender shall remain in secure care until the youth offender is:
(a) 21 years old;
(b) paroled; or
(c) discharged.
(2) If a serious youth offender is ordered to secure care under Section 80-6-705, the serious youth offender shall remain in secure care until the serious youth offender is:
(a) 25 years old;
(b) paroled; or
(c) discharged.
(3)
(a) Subject to Subsection (3)(b), a juvenile offender in secure care has the right to:
(i) phone the juvenile offender's parent, guardian, or an attorney while the juvenile offender is in secure care; and
(ii) confer in private, at any time, with an attorney, cleric, parent, guardian, or custodian.
(b) The division may:
(i) establish a schedule for which a juvenile offender may visit or phone a person described in Subsection (3)(a);
(ii) allow a juvenile offender to visit or call persons described in Subsection (3)(a) in special circumstances;
(iii) limit the number and length of calls and visits for a juvenile offender to persons described in Subsection (3)(a) on account of scheduling, facility, or personnel constraints; or
(iv) limit the juvenile's rights under Subsection (3)(a) if a compelling reason exists to limit the juvenile's rights.