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2019 Utah Code
Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration
Chapter 6 - Juvenile Court Act
Part 3 - Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Proceedings
- Section 301 - Definitions.
- Section 301.5 - Second medical opinion.
- Section 302 - Court-ordered protective custody of a child following petition filing -- Grounds.
- Section 303 - Rules of procedure -- Ex parte communications.
- Section 304 - Petition filed.
- Section 305 - Opportunity for a minor to testify or address the court.
- Section 306 - Shelter hearing.
- Section 307 - Shelter hearing -- Placement -- DCFS custody.
- Section 307.5 - Post-shelter hearing placement of a minor who is in division custody.
- Section 308 - Criminal background checks necessary prior to out-of-home placement.
- Section 308.5 - Outstanding arrest warrant check before return of custody.
- Section 309 - Pretrial and adjudication hearing -- Time deadlines.
- Section 310 - Notice of adjudication hearing.
- Section 311 - Adjudication -- Dispositional hearing -- Time deadlines.
- Section 311.5 - Placement in a qualified residential treatment program -- Review hearings.
- Section 312 - Dispositional hearing -- Reunification services -- Exceptions.
- Section 313 - Six-month review hearing -- Court determination regarding reasonable efforts by the Division of Child and Family Services and parental compliance with child and family plan requirements.
- Section 314 - Permanency hearing -- Final plan -- Petition for termination of parental rights filed -- Hearing on termination of parental rights.
- Section 315 - Periodic review hearings.
- Section 316 - Mandatory petition for termination of parental rights.
- Section 317 - All proceedings -- Persons entitled to be present -- Legal representation -- Records sharing.
- Section 318 - Review of foster care removal -- Foster parent's standing.
- Section 319 - Educational neglect of a child -- Procedures -- Defenses.
- Section 320 - Proceedings arising from failure to attend public school.
- Section 321 - Treatment for offender and victim -- Costs.
- Section 322 - Abuse, neglect, or dependency of child -- Coordination of proceedings.
- Section 323 - Additional finding at adjudication hearing -- Petition -- Court records.
- Section 324 - Mental health therapists.
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