2025 Utah Code
Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration
Chapter 6 - Juvenile Court
Section 451 - Who may prosecute an adult in juvenile court -- Transfer to district court.

Universal Citation:
UT Code § 78A-6-451 (2025)
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Effective 11/6/2025
78A-6-451. Who may prosecute an adult in juvenile court -- Transfer to district court.
  • (1)The county attorney or district attorney, as provided in Title 17, Chapter 68, County and District Attorney, shall prosecute any case brought under this part.
  • (2)Any proceeding under this part is governed by the statutes and rules governing criminal proceedings in the district court, except the juvenile court may, on stipulation of the parties, transfer the case to the district court.


Amended by Chapter 17, 2025 Special Session 1
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