Rule 14 - Reception of referral; preliminary determination(a) Delinquency Cases. A law enforcement officer or any other person having knowledge of or reason to believe facts that would bring a minor within the court's jurisdiction for delinquency may refer the minor to the court by submitting a written, on forms prescribed by the court. The report must indicate whether the alleged offense is a felony, misdemeanor, infraction, or status offense. A juvenile probation officer must make a preliminary determination, as to whether the minor qualifies for a nonjudicial adjustment. If the referral does not establish that the minor qualifies for a nonjudicial adjustment, the probation officer must forward the referral to the prosecutor.
(b) Cases Involving Neglect, Dependency, or Abuse. Pursuant to Utah Code, Title 80, Chapter 2, Child Welfare Services, complaints and reports involving the neglect, abuse, or dependency of minors must be directed to the nearest office of the Division of Child and Family Services for investigation, which agency may, with the assistance of the attorney general, file a petition with the court to initiate judicial proceedings.(c) Coordination of criminal and delinquency Cases Pending in District Court and Juvenile Court; notice to the court.(1) In a criminal case all parties have a continuing duty to notify the court of a delinquency case pending in juvenile court in which the defendant is a party.(2) In a delinquency case all parties have a continuing duty to notify the court: (A) of a criminal or delinquency case in which the respondent or the respondent's parent is a party; and (B) of an abuse, neglect or dependency case in which the respondent is the subject of the petition or the respondent's parent is a party. (3) The notice must be filed with a party's initial pleading or as soon as practicable after the party becomes aware of the other pending case. The notice must include the case caption, file number and name of the judge or commissioner in the other case.Amended effective 5/1/2018; amended May 18, 2022, effective 9/1/2022; amended October 28, 2024, effective 11/1/2024.