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Utah Code § 80-6-505: Criminal proceedings for a minor bound over to district court.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 80 Utah Juvenile Code
  2. Chapter 80-6 Juvenile Justice
  3. Part 80-6-5 Minor Tried as an Adult

(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 not subject to a sentence of death in accordance with Subsection 76-3-206(2)(b); and

(b) the minor is not subject to a sentence of life without parole in accordance with Subsection 76-3-206(2)(b) or 76-3-207.5(3) or Section 76-3-209.

(2) A minor who is bound over to the district court to answer as an adult is not entitled to a preliminary hearing in the district court.

(3) If a minor is bound over to the district court and detained in a detention facility, the district court may order the minor be detained in another place of confinement that is considered appropriate by the district court, including a jail or other place of pretrial confinement for adults if the minor's conduct or condition endangers the safety and welfare of others in the detention facility.

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