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.




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