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House approves amendment letting county attorneys seek adult certification for certain violent juvenile offenders
Summary
House passed HB 134 to amend youth-corrections definitions so the Division of Youth Corrections can recommend certification of violent juveniles as adults to county attorneys when prior history warrants; sponsor said the change is an option for prosecutors, not an automatic recourse.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House on Feb. 3 approved an amendment to the juvenile-corrections code that would allow the Division of Youth Corrections to include facilities used for delinquent juveniles in the statutory definition of 'prisoner,' and would give county attorneys, with division recommendation and review of prior history, the option…
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