78A-6-701. Jurisdiction of district court.
(1) The district court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over all persons 16 years
of age or older charged by information or indictment with:
(a) an offense which would be murder or aggravated murder if committed by an adult; or
(b) an offense which would be a felony if committed by an adult if the minor has been
previously committed to a secure facility as defined in Section 62A-7-101. This Subsection
(1)(b) shall not apply if the offense is committed in a secure facility.
(2) When the district court has exclusive original jurisdiction over a minor under this
section, it also has exclusive original jurisdiction over the minor regarding all offenses joined
with the qualifying offense, and any other offenses, including misdemeanors, arising from the
same criminal episode. The district court is not divested of jurisdiction by virtue of the fact that
the minor is allowed to enter a plea to, or is found guilty of, a lesser or joined offense.
(3) (a) Any felony, misdemeanor, or infraction committed after the offense over which
the district court takes jurisdiction under Subsection (1) or (2) shall be tried against the defendant
as an adult in the district court or justice court having jurisdiction.
(b) If the qualifying charge under Subsection (1) results in an acquittal, a finding of not
guilty, or a dismissal of the charge in the district court, the juvenile court under Section
78A-6-103 and the Division of Juvenile Justice Services regain jurisdiction and any authority
previously exercised over the minor.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
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