Effective 5/4/2022 80-6-502. Criminal information for a minor in district court. (1) If a prosecuting attorney charges a minor with aggravated murder under Section 76-5-202 or murder under Section 76-5-203, the prosecuting attorney shall file a criminal information in the district court if the minor was a principal actor in an offense and the criminal […]
Effective 9/1/2021 80-6-503. Criminal information for a minor in juvenile court — Extending juvenile court jurisdiction. (1) If a prosecuting attorney charges a minor with a felony, the prosecuting attorney may file a criminal information in the juvenile court if the minor was a principal actor in an offense and the information alleges: (a) (i) […]
Effective 5/4/2022 80-6-504. Preliminary hearing — Grounds for transfer — Detention of a minor bound over to the district court. (1) If a prosecuting attorney files a criminal information in accordance with Section 80-6-503 , the juvenile court shall conduct a preliminary hearing to determine whether a minor should be bound over to the district […]
Effective 5/4/2022 80-6-505. Criminal proceedings for a minor bound over to district court. (1) If the juvenile court binds a minor over to the district court in accordance with Section 80-6-504 , the prosecuting attorney shall try the minor as if the minor is an adult in the district court except: (a) the minor is […]
Effective 9/1/2021 80-6-506. Appeals from bind over proceedings. (1) A minor may, as a matter of right, appeal from an order of the juvenile court binding the minor over to the district court under Section 80-6-504 . (2) The prosecuting attorney may, as a matter of right, appeal an order of the juvenile court that […]
Effective 5/4/2022 80-6-507. Commitment of a minor by a district court. (1) (a) If the district court determines that probation is not appropriate and commitment to prison is an appropriate sentence when sentencing a minor: (i) the district court shall order the minor committed to prison; and (ii) the minor shall be provisionally housed in […]
