Utah County Juvenile Court The Fourth Judicial District in Utah has juvenile courts in Utah, Juab, Wasatch and Millard Counties. Provo, Spanish Fork, American Fork, Nephi, Heber and Filmore City are the courthouse locations. Most Utah juvenile hearings are by video unless it is a contested trial or evidentiary hearing. Common Provo Juvenile Charges. Common… Read more »
UTAH’S LICENSING INFORMATION SYSTEM DATABASE. WHAT IS IT? Having a supported finding of severe child abuse in Utah will get you listed on the Licensing Information System database. The LIS is private and not accessible by the public, but may disqualify you from certain licensure or jobs working in human services. I.E., children, vulnerable adults,… Read more »
WHAT IS A NOTICE OF AGENCY ACTION IN UTAH A Utah “Notice of Agency Action” is mandatory letter that indicates a Utah agency is taking action against you to determine the legal rights, duties, privileges, immunities, or other legal interests of an identifiable person. Notice of Agency Actions can come from a nearly any Utah… Read more »
DCFS DEFENSE ATTORNEY JAKE GUNTER. CALL/TXT(801) 373-6345. As of May 2021 DCFS can’t force you to take a hair follicle or fingernail drug test. The juvenile court judge can order it and you can agree to a fingernail or fair follicle test, but DCFS by themselves can’t order you to do it. You can read… Read more »
Dealing with Utah DCFS findings after an investigation can be difficult. When the Utah Division of Child and Family Services is at your doorstep, one of three things are going to happen: (1). Children are not Removed, but Protective Measures are Put in Place. When Dealing with Utah DCFS Findings that do not indicate that… Read more »
UTAH SEX CRIMES DEFENSE ATTORNEY JAKE GUNTER CALL/TXT (801) 373-6345 It is illegal for a person over 18 years old to have sexual relations, regardless of whether it is consensual or lacks force, with a minor child who is age 14-15. Sexual activity is defined as: (a) has sexual intercourse with the minor; (b) engages… Read more »
Your Ex can be extremely difficult to co-parent with. All child custody exchanges may be at the police station and yet you still got charged with Custodial Interference and must appear in court. What is Custodial Interference in Utah and what can you do about it? What constitutes interference with child custody in Utah? Prosecutors… Read more »
UTAH SEXUAL BATTERY DEFENSE ATTORNEY JAKE GUNTER (801) 373-6345. FREE CONSULTS. Sexual battery in Utah is defined as: “A person is guilty of sexual battery if the person, under circumstances not amounting to an offense under Subsection (2), intentionally touches, whether or not through clothing, the anus, buttocks, or any part of the genitals of… Read more »
WHO CAN BE A VICTIM IN A UTAH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CHARGE? The simple definition of domestic violence is someone committing a specifically-named criminal act against your significant other, live-in partner, former live-in partner, etc. The longer definition is found at Utah Code Ann. 78B-7-102 in the Cohabitant Abuse Act which reads: The following people can… Read more »
NON JUDICIAL ADJUSTMENTS—UTAH JUVENILE STYLE Using Non Judicial Adjustments for juvenile misconduct is the way to go if offered by a Utah Juvenile court. There are several ways the government deals with juvenile misconduct. First, they try to do non judicial adjustment. Second they can charge the juvenile in Juvenile Court. Third, they can try… Read more »
