Section 80-6-507 - Commitment of a minor by a district court(1)(a) If the district court determines that probation is not appropriate and commitment to prison is an appropriate sentence when sentencing a minor: (i) the district court shall order the minor committed to prison; and(ii) the minor shall be provisionally housed in a secure care facility until the minor reaches 25 years old, unless released earlier from incarceration by the Board of Pardons and Parole.(b) Subsection (1) applies to any minor being provisionally housed in a secure care facility as described in Subsection (1)(a) on or after May 4, 2022.(2)(a) The division shall adopt procedures by rule, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, regarding the transfer of a minor provisionally housed in a secure care facility under Subsection (1) to the physical custody of the Department of Corrections.(b) If, in accordance with the rules adopted under Subsection (2)(a), the division determines that housing the minor in a secure care facility presents an unreasonable risk to others or that it is not in the best interest of the minor, the division shall transfer the physical custody of the minor to the Department of Corrections.(3)(a) When a minor is committed to prison but provisionally housed in a secure care facility under this section, the district court and the division shall immediately notify the Board of Pardons and Parole so that the minor may be scheduled for a hearing according to board procedures.(b) If a minor who is provisionally housed in a secure care facility under this section has not been paroled or otherwise released from incarceration by the time the minor reaches 25 years old, the division shall as soon as reasonably possible, but not later than when the minor reaches 25 years and 6 months old, transfer the minor to the physical custody of the Department of Corrections.(4) Upon the commitment of a minor to the custody of the division or the Department of Corrections under this section, the Board of Pardons and Parole has authority over the minor for purposes of parole, pardon, commutation, termination of sentence, remission of fines or forfeitures, orders of restitution, and all other purposes authorized by law.(5) The authority shall: (a) hold hearings, receive reports, or otherwise keep informed of the progress of a minor in the custody of the division under this section; and(b) forward to the Board of Pardons and Parole any information or recommendations concerning the minor.(6) Commitment of a minor under this section is a prison commitment for all sentencing purposes.Amended by Chapter 135, 2022 General Session ,§ 3, eff. 5/4/2022.Amended by Chapter 2, 2021SP1 General Session ,§ 14, eff. 9/1/2021.Renumbered from § 78A-6-705 and amended by Chapter 261, 2021 General Session ,§ 167, eff. 9/1/2021.Amended by Chapter 214, 2020 General Session ,§ 60, eff. 5/12/2020.Added by Chapter 338, 2015 General Session ,§ 6, eff. 5/12/2015.