{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-80-6-505","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 80-6-505","heading":"Criminal proceedings for a minor bound over to district court.","body":"(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:\n(a) the minor is not subject to a sentence of death in accordance with Subsection 76-3-206(2)(b); and\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Title 80 Utah Juvenile Code","Chapter 80-6 Juvenile Justice","Part 80-6-5 Minor Tried as an Adult"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title80/Chapter6/80-6-S505.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"467430c7e0407b95f1eadd049bb7033411e556b4acac3b92feb8fcf6745ff393","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-80-6-504","next":"us-ut/utah-code-80-6-506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}