Effective 9/1/2021
80-5-703. Authority responsibilities — Administrative officer of the authority.
80-5-703. Authority responsibilities — Administrative officer of the authority.
- (1) The authority is responsible for:
- (a) the release of a juvenile offender from secure care; and
- (b) the rescission, revocation, and termination of parole for a juvenile offender.
- (2) In accordance with Chapter 6, Part 8, Commitment and Parole, the authority shall:
- (a) determine when and under what conditions a juvenile offender in secure care is eligible for parole;
- (b) establish policies and procedures regarding:
- (i) the authority’s governance, meetings, and hearings;
- (ii) the conduct of proceedings before the authority;
- (iii) the parole of a juvenile offender; and
- (iv) for which parole for a juvenile offender may be granted, rescinded, revoked, modified, and terminated; and
- (c) determine appropriate parole dates for juvenile offenders.
- (3) The division’s case management staff shall:
- (a) implement plans for parole; and
- (b) supervise a juvenile offender on parole.
- (4) The division shall:
- (a) permit the authority to have reasonable access to a juvenile offender in secure care; and
- (b) furnish all pertinent data requested by the authority in matters of parole, revocation, and termination.
- (5) The director shall appoint an administrative officer of the authority.
- (6) The administrative officer is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the authority.
- (7) The authority and the administrative officer have power to:
- (a) issue subpoenas;
- (b) compel attendance of witnesses;
- (c) compel production of books, papers, and other documents; and
- (d) administer oaths and take testimony under oath for the purposes of conducting the hearings.
- (8) The administrative officer shall maintain summary records of all hearings and provide written notice to the juvenile offender of a decision and the reason for the decision.
Enacted by Chapter 261, 2021 General Session