2021 Utah Code
Title 78B - Judicial Code
Chapter 16 - Utah Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act
Section 105 - Jurisdiction.

Universal Citation: UT Code § 78B-16-105 (2021)
78B-16-105. Jurisdiction.
  • (1) A petition under this chapter may be filed only in a court that has jurisdiction to make a child custody determination with respect to the child at issue under Title 78B, Chapter 13, Utah Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
  • (2) A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction under Section 78B-13-204 if the court finds a credible risk of abduction.


Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
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