Section 203 – Detention risk assessment tool.

• (1) The division, in conjunction with the Administrative Office of the Courts, shall develop or adopt, and validate on the Utah juvenile population, a statewide detention risk assessment tool.

• (2)
  • (a) The division shall administer the detention risk assessment tool for each minor under consideration for detention.
  • (b) A designated individual who has completed training to conduct the detention risk assessment tool shall administer the detention risk assessment tool.

• (3) The division and the Administrative Office of the Courts shall establish a scoring system to inform eligibility for placement of a minor in a detention facility or for referral to an alternative to detention.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 261, 2021 General Session