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House approves clarifying changes to child protective custody standards
Summary
House Bill 117 passed 73–0 after sponsors said the bill clarifies statutory grounds (section 78‑3‑8301) for taking a child into protective custody and reduces arbitrary removals; debate focused on balancing child safety with concerns about overreach and training for DCFS caseworkers.
The Utah House on Feb. 12 approved House Bill 117 to clarify when a peace officer or caseworker may take a minor into protective custody. Sponsor Representative Hatch said the bill restates and narrows removals so that officers ‘‘may not take a child into protective custody unless those exigent circumstances’’ described in statute actually exist.
During floor debate Representative Litvak and others raised concerns that the…
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