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First Substitute S.B. 98

Senator Lyle W. Hillyard proposes to substitute the following bill:


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AMENDMENTS - CHILD ABUSE DATABASE

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1999 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Lyle W. Hillyard

             5      AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES; REQUIRING WITHOUT MERIT AND
             6      UNSUBSTANTIATED REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT TO BE REMOVED
             7      FROM THE CHILD WELFARE DATABASE WHEN SUBSEQUENT REPORTS HAVE NOT
             8      OCCURRED WITHIN A SPECIFIED TIME PERIOD; INCLUDING THE NAME OF A
             9      PERSON ON THE LICENSING DATABASE WHEN NOTICE WENT UNDELIVERED;
             10      CLARIFYING THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH A JUVENILE PERPETRATOR
             11      MAY BE INCLUDED ON THE LICENSING DATABASE; S CLARIFYING WHEN A PERSON'S
             11a      CONDUCT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT; s PROHIBITING A PERSON
             11b      FROM
             12      ASKING ANOTHER PERSON TO OBTAIN INFORMATION FROM THE DATABASE;
             13      PERMITTING A FINDING OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT TO BE SUPPORTED SOLELY BY A
             14      CHILD'S OUT-OF-COURT STATEMENT THAT IS FOUND TO BE RELIABLE UNDER
             15      EXISTING STATUTE OR COURT RULE; REQUIRING A NEW OPPORTUNITY TO
             16      CHALLENGE, IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, IF THE USE OF THE LICENSING
             17      DATABASE IS BROADENED; CLARIFYING WHEN A COURT DETERMINATION OF
             18      ABUSE OR NEGLECT IS TO BE INCLUDED ON THE LICENSING DATABASE; AND
             19      MAKING TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
             20      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             21      AMENDS:
S 30-3-5.2, as last amended by Chapters 79 and 318, Laws of Utah 1996 s
             22          62A-2-121, as enacted by Chapter 358, Laws of Utah 1998
             23          62A-4a-116, as last amended by Chapter 196, Laws of Utah 1998
             24          62A-4a-116.5, as enacted by Chapter 196, Laws of Utah 1998
             25          62A-4a-412, as last amended by Chapters 169, 196 and 274, Laws of Utah 1998


             26          63-46b-15, as last amended by Chapter 1, Laws of Utah 1996
             27          78-3a-104, as last amended by Chapters 274 and 315, Laws of Utah 1998
             28      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             28a      S Section 1. Section 30-3-5.2 is amended to read:
             28b          30-3-5.2. Allegations of child abuse or child sexual abuse -- Investigation.
             28c          When, in any divorce proceeding or upon a request for modification of a divorce decree, an
             28d      allegation of child abuse or child sexual abuse is made, implicating either party, the court [shall] ,
             28e      AFTER MAKING AN INQUIRY, MAY order that an investigation be conducted by the Division of Child
             28f      and Family Services within the Department of Human Services in accordance with Title 62A, Chapter
             28g      4a. A final award of custody or visitation may not be rendered until a report on that investigation ,
             28h      CONSISTENT WITH SECTION 62A-4a-412, is received by the court. That investigation shall be
             28i      conducted by the Division of Child and Family Services within 30 days of the court's notice and
             28j      request for an investigation. In reviewing this report, the court shall comply with Section 78-7-9. s
             29          Section S [ 1 ] 2 s . Section 62A-2-121 is amended to read:
             30           62A-2-121. Access to abuse and neglect information for licensing purposes.
             31          (1) With respect to human services licensees, the department may access only the licensing
             32      part of the Division of Child and Family Service's management information system created by
             33      Section 62A-4a-116 for the purpose of:
             34          (a) determining whether a person associated with a licensee, who provides care described
             35      in Subsection (2), has a substantiated finding of abuse or neglect; [and]
             36          (b) informing a licensee, who provides care described in Subsection (2), that a person
             37      associated with the licensee has a substantiated finding of child abuse or neglect.
             38          (2) (a) A licensee or individual applying for or renewing a license to provide child-placing
             39      services, youth programs, substitute care, foster care, or institutionalized care to children shall
             40      submit to the department the name and other identifying information of a person associated with
             41      the licensee.
             42          (b) The office shall process the information to determine whether the licensee or a person
             43      associated with a licensee has a substantiated finding of child abuse or neglect.
             44          (3) The office shall adopt rules defining the circumstances under which a person who has
             45      a substantiated finding of child abuse or neglect may provide child-placing services, foster care,
             46      youth programs, substitute care, or institutionalized care for children in a facility licenced by the
             47      department.
             48          Section S [ 2 ] 3 s . Section 62A-4a-116 is amended to read:
             49           62A-4a-116. Management information system -- Requirements.
             50          (1) The division shall develop and implement a management information system that
             51      meets the requirements of this section and the requirements of federal law and regulation.
             52          (2) With regard to all child welfare cases, the management information system shall:
             53          (a) provide each caseworker with a complete history of each child in his caseload,


             54      including:
             55          (i) all past action taken by the division with regard to that child and his siblings, the
             56      complete case history and all reports and information in the control or keeping of the division


             57      regarding that child and his siblings;
             58          (ii) the number of times the child has been in foster care;
             59          (iii) the cumulative period of time the child has been in foster care;
             60          (iv) all reports of abuse or neglect received by the division with regard to that child's parent
             61      or parents, including documentation regarding whether each report was substantiated [or],
             62      unsubstantiated, or without merit;
             63          (v) the number of times the child's parent or parents have failed any treatment plan; and
             64          (vi) the number of different caseworkers who have been assigned to that child in the past;
             65          (b) contain all key elements of each family's current treatment plan, including the dates and
             66      number of times the plan has been administratively or judicially reviewed, the number of times the
             67      parent or parents have failed that treatment plan, and the exact length of time that treatment plan
             68      has been in effect; [and]
             69          (c) alert caseworkers regarding deadlines for completion of and compliance with treatment
             70      plans[.]; and
             71          (d) unless the executive director determines that there is good cause for keeping the report
             72      on the system based on standards established by rule, delete any reference to:
             73          (i) a report that is without merit if no subsequent report involving the same alleged
             74      perpetrator has occurred within one year; or
             75          (ii) a report that is unsubstantiated if no subsequent report involving the same alleged
             76      perpetrator has occurred within ten years.
             77          (3) With regard to all child protective services cases, the management information system
             78      shall, in addition to the information required in Subsection (2), monitor compliance with the policy
             79      of the division, the laws of this state, and federal law and regulation.
             80          (4) (a) The division shall develop and maintain a part of the information management
             81      system for licensing purposes, which shall be:
             82          (i) limited to:
             83          (A) substantiated findings of child abuse or neglect since January 1, [1994] 1988, after
             84      notice and an opportunity to challenge has been provided under Section 62A-4a-116.5 ;
             85          [(B) substantiated findings of child abuse or neglect for which a notice has been sent under
             86      Section 62A-4a-116.5 by July 1, 1998, and found by an administrative hearing officer before
             87      December 1, 1998, to have occurred between January 1, 1988, and January 1, 1994, except that


             88      if a person applies for licensure or an adoption before June 30, 1999, and that person has not
             89      previously been given notice under Section 62A-4a-116.5 , the department may determine whether
             90      a substantiated finding exists between January 1, 1988, and January 1, 1994, and if so, provide
             91      notice and an opportunity to challenge under Section 62A-4a-116.5 before the license or adoption
             92      may be approved;]
             93          (B) the name of a person who was not sent a notice of agency action under Section
             94      62A-4a-116.5 because his location was not available on the management information system or
             95      who was sent a notice of agency S ACTION s that was returned to the division as undelivered for the sole
             96      purpose of alerting the division of the need to afford the person an opportunity to challenge the
             97      finding of S [ substantiated ] s child abuse or neglect under Section 62A-4a-116.5 before any adverse
             98      action, beyond delaying the person's licensing application to provide an opportunity for challenge,
             99      may be taken;
             100          (C) an adjudication of child abuse or neglect by a court of competent jurisdiction if
             101      Subsection 62A-4a-116.5 (5) has been met; and
             102          (D) any criminal conviction or guilty plea related to neglect, physical abuse, or sexual
             103      abuse of any person; and
             104          (ii) accessible by:
             105          (A) the Office of Licensing S [ : ] s
             106          (I) for licensing purposes S [ [ ] s only S [ ] ] s ;
             106a      S (B) the division: s
             107           S [ (II) ] (I) s to screen a person at the request of the Office of the Guardian Ad Litem Director,
             108      created by Section 78-3a-912 , at the time the person seeks a paid or voluntary position with the
             109      Office of the Guardian Ad Litem and each year thereafter that the person remains with the office;
             110      and
             111           S [ (III) ] (II) s to respond to a request for information from the person who is identified as a
             112      perpetrator in the report, after advising the person of the screening S [ presentation ] PROHIBITION s in
             112a      Subsection
             113      (4)(d)(iii); [and]
             114           S [ (B) ] (C) s subject to the provisions of Subsection (4)(c), the Bureau of Health Facility
             114a      Licensure
             115      within the Department of Health only for the purpose of licensing a child care program or provider,
             116      or for determining whether a person associated with a covered health care facility, as defined by
             117      the Department of Health by rule, who provides direct care to a child has a substantiated finding
             118      of child abuse or neglect[.]; and


             119           S [ (C) ] (D) s the department as provided in Subsection (5) and Section 62A-1-118 .
             120          (b) For the purpose of Subsection (4)(a), "substantiated":
             121          (i) means a finding S [ , at the completion of an investigation, ] s that there is a reasonable basis
             122      to conclude that:
             123          (A) a person 18 years of age or older committed one or more of the following types of
             124      child abuse or neglect [has occurred]:
             125          [(A)] (I) physical abuse;
             126          [(B)] (II) sexual abuse;
             127          [(C)] (III) sexual exploitation;
             128          [(D)] (IV) abandonment;
             129          [(E)] (V) medical neglect resulting in death, disability, or serious illness; or
             130          [(F)] (VI) chronic or severe neglect; and
             131          (B) a person under the age of 18 S [ who has ] s :
             132          (I) caused serious physical injury, as defined in Section 76-5-109(d), to another child
             133      which indicates a significant risk to other children; or
             134          (II) engaged in sexual behavior with or upon another child which indicates a significant
             135      risk to other children; and
             136          (ii) does not include S : A s the use of reasonable and necessary physical restraint or force by an
             137      educator in accordance with Subsection 53A-11-802 (2) or Section 76-2-401 S ; OR
             137a          (B) A PERSON'S CONDUCT THAT:
             137b          (I) IS JUSTIFIED UNDER SECTION 76-2-401; OR
             137c          (II) CONSTITUTED THE USE OF REASONABLE AND NECESSARY PHYSICAL RESTRAINT OR
             137d      FORCE IN SELF-DEFENSE OR OTHERWISE APPROPRIATE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES TO OBTAIN
             137e      POSSESSION OF A WEAPON OR OTHER DANGEROUS OBJECT IN THE POSSESSION OR UNDER
             137f      THE CONTROL OF A CHILD OR TO PROTECT THE CHILD OR ANOTHER PERSON FROM PHYSICAL
             137g      INJURY. s
             138          (iii) (A) For purposes of Subsection (4)(b)(i)(B), "significant risk" shall be determined in
             139      accordance with risk assessment tools and policies established by the division that focus on age,
             140      social factors, emotional factors, sexual factors, intellectual factors, family risk factors, and other
             141      related considerations.
             142          (B) The division shall train its child protection. workers to apply the risk assessment tools
             143      and policies established under Subsection (4)(b)(iii)(A).
             144          (c) (i) The Department of Health shall:
             145          (A) designate two persons within the Department of Health to access the licensing part of
             146      the management information system; and
             147          (B) adopt measures to:
             148          (I) protect the security of the licensing part of the management information system; and
             149          (II) strictly limit access to the licensing part of the management information system to


             150      those designated under Subsection (4)(c)(i)(A).
             151          (ii) Those designated under Subsection (4)(c)(i)(A) shall receive training from the
             152      department with respect to:
             153          (A) accessing the licensing part of the management information system;
             154          (B) maintaining strict security; and
             155          (C) the criminal provisions in Section 62A-4a-412 for the improper release of information.
             156          (iii) Those designated under Subsection (4)(c)(i)(A):
             157          (A) are the only ones in the Department of Health with the authority to access the licensing
             158      part of the management information system; and
             159          (B) may only access the licensing part of the management information system in
             160      accordance with the provisions of Subsection (4)(a)(ii).
             160a      S      (iv) THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH MAY OBTAIN INFORMATION IN THE POSSESSION OF
             160b      THE DIVISION THAT RELATES TO A SUBSTANTIATED FINDING OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT OF
             160c                        A PERSON SCREENED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION [ (c) ] (4)(c) . s
             161          (d) (i) Information in the licensing part of the management information system is
             162      confidential and may only be used or disclosed as specifically provided in this section, Section
             163      62A-4a-121 , and Section 62A-4a-116.5 .
             164          (ii) No person, unless listed in Subsection (4)(a)(ii), may request another person to obtain
             165      or release a report or any other information in the possession of the division obtained as a result
             166      of the report that is available under Subsection (4)(a)(ii)(A)(III) to screen for potential perpetrators
             167      of child abuse or neglect.
             168          (iii) A person who requests information knowing that it is a violation of Subsection
             169      (4)(d)(ii) to do so is subject to the criminal penalty in Section 62A-4a-412 .
             170          (5) All information contained in the management information system shall be available
             171      to the department upon the approval of the executive director, on a need-to-know basis.
             172          (6) The information contained in the management information system shall be encrypted.
             173          Section 3. Section 62A-4a-116.5 is amended to read:
             174           62A-4a-116.5. Opportunity to appeal a substantiated finding of child abuse or
             175      neglect.
             176           S [ (1) If the division makes a substantiated finding of abuse or neglect pursuant to Subsection
             177      62A-4a-116 (4)(b), the division shall send notice of agency action regarding the division's finding
             178      to the person found to have committed the abuse or neglect.
] (1)(a) THE DIVISION SHALL SEND A

             178a      NOTICE OF AGENCY ACTION TO A PERSON IF THE DIVISION FINDS, AT THE CONCLUSION OF AN
             178b      INVESTIGATION, THAT, IN THE OPINION OF THE DIVISION, THERE IS A REASONABLE BASIS TO
             178c      CONCLUDE THAT THE PERSON COMMITTED ABUSE OR NEGLECT LISTED IN SUBSECTION
             178d      62A-4a-116(4)(b)(i). IN THE EVENT THAT THE PERSON IS UNDER THE AGE OF 18, THE DIVISION
             178da      SHALL:
             178db          (i) MAKE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY THE PERSON'S PARENT OR LEGAL
             178dc      GUARDIAN; AND s


             178de      S    (ii) SEND A NOTICE TO EACH PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN IDENTIFIED UNDER
             178df      SUBSECTION (1)(a)(i) THAT LIVES AT A DIFFERENT ADDRESS UNLESS THERE IS GOOD CAUSE, AS
             178dg      DEFINED BY RULE, FOR NOT SENDING A NOTICE TO A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN.
             178e          (b) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION ONLY, WHICH GOVERNS THE RIGHT OF A PERSON
             178f      TO CHALLENGE THE DIVISION'S INITIAL FINDING OR OPINION OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT AS IT
             178g      PERTAINS TO THE LICENSING PART OF THE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM, THE DIVISION
             178h      SHALL REFER TO A FINDING UNDER SUBSECTION (1)(a) AS A "FINDING" OR A "INITIAL FINDING"
             178i      OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT WHEN NOTIFYING OR EXPLAINING A NOTIFICATION TO A PERSON. s



             178j      S    (c) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION MAY BE CONSTRUED AS AFFECTING:
             178k          (i) THE MANNER IN WHICH THE DIVISION CONDUCTS AN INVESTIGATION; OR
             178l          (ii) THE USE OR EFFECT, IN ANY OTHER SETTING, OF:
             178m          (A) AN INITIAL DIVISION FINDING OR SUBSTANTIATION OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT AT
             178n      THE COMPLETION OF AN INVESTIGATION FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN FOR NOTIFICATION
             178o      UNDER SUBSECTION (1)(b); OR
             178p          (B) THE TERM "SUBSTANTIATED" AS USED IN ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THE CODE. s
             179          (2) The notice shall state:
             179a      S (a) THAT THE DIVISION CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION;
             179b          (b) THAT THE DIVISION FOUND, AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE INVESTIGATION, THAT THERE
             179c      WAS, IN THE OPINION OF THE DIVISION, A REASONABLE BASIS TO CONCLUDE THAT ABUSE OR
             179d      NEGLECT OCCURRED; s
             180           S [ (a) ] (c) s the facts that support the finding S [ of substantiation ] s ;


             181           S [ (b) ] (d) s that the person may be disqualified from adopting a child or working for or being
             182      licensed by:
             183          (i) the department;
             184          (ii) a human services licensee;
             185          (iii) a child care provider or program; and
             186          (iv) a covered health care facility;
             187           S [ (c) ] (e) s that the person has the right to request:
             188          (i) a copy of the S [ substantiated ] s report; and
             189          (ii) an opportunity to challenge the finding and its inclusion on the licensing part of the
             190      management information system described in Subsection 62A-4a-116 (4), except as provided in
             191      Subsection (5)(b); and
             192           S [ (d) ] (f) s that failure to request an opportunity to challenge the finding within 30 days of the
             193      notice being received will result in an unappealable finding of substantiation S OF CHILD ABUSE OR
             193a      NEGLECT s , unless the person can
             194      show good cause for why compliance within the 30-day requirement was virtually impossible or
             195      unreasonably burdensome.
             196          (3) (a) A person may make a request to challenge a S [ substantiated ] s finding within 30 days
             197      of:
             198          (i) a notice being received under Subsection (2);
             199          (ii) a finding by a court of competent jurisdiction based on the same underlying facts that:
             200          (A) child abuse or neglect, as described in Subsection 62A-4a-116 (4)(b), did not occur;
             201      or
             202          (B) the person was not responsible for the child abuse or neglect that did occur; or
             203          (iii) the dismissal of criminal charges or a verdict of not guilty based on the same
             204      underlying facts.
             205          (b) The 30-day requirement of Subsection (3)(a) shall be extended for good cause shown
             206      that compliance was virtually impossible or unreasonably burdensome.
             207          (c) The division may approve or deny a request made under Subsection (3)(a).
             208          (d) If the division denies the request or fails to act within 30 days after receiving a request
             209      submitted under Subsection (3)(a), the Office of Administrative Hearings shall hold an
             210      adjudicative proceeding pursuant to Title 63, Chapter 46b, Administrative Procedures Act.
             211          (4) (a) In an adjudicative proceeding held pursuant to Subsection (3)(d), the division shall


             212      prove by a preponderance of the evidence that there is a reasonable basis to conclude that:
             213          (i) child abuse or neglect, as described in Subsection 62A-4a-116 (4)(b), occurred; and
             214          (ii) the person was substantially responsible for the abuse or neglect that occurred.
             215          (b) The administrative hearing officer may make a determination of substantiation based
             216      solely on the out-of-court statement of the child that the officer finds to be reliable under the
             217      standards set forth in:
             218          (i) Section 76-5-411 ;
             219          (ii) Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 15.5;
             220          (iii) Section 78-3a-116(5);
             221          (iv) the Utah Rules of Evidence; or
             222          (v) Utah case law.
             223          (5) (a) A person may not make a request to challenge a S [ substantiated ] s finding under
             224      Subsection (3)(a), if, at anytime, a court of competent jurisdiction has made a determination based
             225      on the same underlying facts that:
             226          (i) child abuse or neglect, as described in Subsection 62A-4a-116 (4)(b), occurred; [and]
             227          (ii) the person was substantially responsible for the abuse or neglect that occurred[.]; and
             228          (iii) the person:
             229          (A) was a party to the proceeding; or
             230          (B) (I) had notice of the proceeding; and
             231          (II) was provided a meaningful opportunity to challenge the facts underlying the court's
             232      determination.
             233          (b) An adjudicative proceeding held pursuant to Subsection (4) may be stayed during the
             234      time a judicial action is pending.
             235          (6) Nothing in this section may affect the inclusion or exclusion of a report or finding of
             236      child abuse or neglect from or access by the division, its caseworkers, and child protective services
             237      workers to that part of the management information system used for purposes of child welfare
             238      cases and child protective services as described in Subsections 62A-4a-116 (2) and (3).
             239          (7) By December 31, 1998, the division shall provide notice to each person with a
             240      S [ substantiated ] s finding of abuse or neglect since January 1, 1994.
             241          (8) A person who, after receiving notice, fails to challenge a S [ substantiated ] s finding of child
             242      abuse or neglect may request the opportunity to challenge the finding under this section:


             243          (a) if since the time that the person received notice, state law has been amended to permit
             244      a broader use of or access to information on the licensing part of the management information
             245      system; and
             246          (b) before the finding may be used against the person in connection with the broader use
             247      or access.
             248          Section 4. Section 62A-4a-412 is amended to read:
             249           62A-4a-412. Reports and information confidential.
             250          (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, reports made pursuant to this part, as well
             251      as any other information in the possession of the division obtained as the result of a report, with
             252      the exception of information on the licensing part of the management information system which
             253      is governed by Subsection 62A-4a-116 (4)(ii), is confidential and may only be made available to:
             254          (a) a police or law enforcement agency investigating a report of known or suspected child
             255      abuse or neglect;
             256          (b) a physician who reasonably believes that a child may be the subject of abuse or neglect;
             257          (c) an agency that has responsibility or authority to care for, treat, or supervise a child who
             258      is the subject of a report;
             259          (d) any subject of the report, the natural parents of the minor, and the guardian ad litem;
             260          (e) a court, upon a finding that access to the records may be necessary for the
             261      determination of an issue before it S , PROVIDED THAT IN A DIVORCE, CUSTODY, OR RELATED
             261a          PROCEEDING BETWEEN PRIVATE PARTIES, THE RECORD ALONE IS:
             261b          (i) LIMITED TO OBJECTIVE OR UNDISPUTED FACTS THAT WERE VERIFIED AT THE TIME
             261c          OF THE INVESTIGATION ; AND
             261d          (ii) DEVOID OF CONCLUSIONS DRAWN BY THE DIVISION OR ANY OF ITS WORKERS ON THE
             261e          ULTIMATE ISSUE OF WHETHER OR [ A] NOT A PERSON'S ACTS OR OMISSIONS CONSTITUTED ANY
             261f          LEVEL OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT OF ANOTHER PERSON. s;
             262          (f) an office of the public prosecutor or its deputies in performing an official duty;
             263          (g) a person authorized by a Childrens' Justice Center, for the purposes described in
             264      Section 67-5b-102 ;
             265          [(h) the Bureau of Health Facility Licensure within the Department of Health, as provided
             266      for in Section 26-21-9.5 , for the sole purpose of determining whether a person associated with a
             267      covered health care facility and who provides direct care to children has a substantiated finding
             268      of child abuse or neglect;]
             269          [(i) the Bureau of Health Facility Licensure within the Department of Health for the
             270      purpose of determining whether a person associated with a child care provider has a substantiated
             271      finding of child abuse or neglect on the licensing part of the management information system
             272      created in Section 62A-4a-116 ; and]
             273          [(j)] (h) a person engaged in bona fide research, when approved by the director of the


             274      division, if the information does not include names and addresses[.]; and
             275          (i) any person identified in the report as a perpetrator or possible perpetrator of child abuse
             276      or neglect, after being advised of the screening prohibition in Subsection (2).
             277          (2) (a) No person, unless listed in Subsection (1), may request another person to obtain or
             278      release a report or any other information in the possession of the division obtained as a result of
             279      the report that is available under Subsection (1)(i) to screen for potential perpetrators of child
             280      abuse or neglect.
             281          (b) A person who requests information knowing that it is a violation of Subsection (2)(a)
             282      to do so is subject to the criminal penalty in Subsection (4).
             283          [(2)] (3) The division and law enforcement officials shall ensure the anonymity of the
             284      person or persons making the initial report and any others involved in its subsequent investigation.
             285          [(3)] (4) Any person who wilfully permits, or aides and abets the release of data or
             286      information obtained as a result of this part, in the possession of the division or contained [in the
             287      central register] on any part of the management information system, in violation of this part or
             288      Section 62A-4a-116 , is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
             289          [(4)] (5) The physician-patient privilege is not a ground for excluding evidence regarding
             290      a child's injuries or the cause of those injuries, in any proceeding resulting from a report made in
             291      good faith pursuant to this part.
             292          Section 5. Section 63-46b-15 is amended to read:
             293           63-46b-15. Judicial review -- Informal adjudicative proceedings.
             294          (1) (a) The district courts have jurisdiction to review by trial de novo all final agency
             295      actions resulting from informal adjudicative proceedings, except that the juvenile courts have
             296      jurisdiction over all state agency actions relating to:
             297          (i) the removal or placement of children in state custody [and actions relating to];
             298          (ii) the support of [those] children under Subsection (1)(a)(i) as determined
             299      administratively under Section 78-3a-906 [.]; and
             300          (iii) substantiated findings of abuse or neglect pursuant to 62A-4a-116.5 .
             301          (b) Venue for judicial review of informal adjudicative proceedings shall be as provided
             302      in the statute governing the agency or, in the absence of such a venue provision, in the county
             303      where the petitioner resides or maintains his principal place of business.
             304          (2) (a) The petition for judicial review of informal adjudicative proceedings shall be a


             305      complaint governed by the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure and shall include:
             306          (i) the name and mailing address of the party seeking judicial review;
             307          (ii) the name and mailing address of the respondent agency;
             308          (iii) the title and date of the final agency action to be reviewed, together with a duplicate
             309      copy, summary, or brief description of the agency action;
             310          (iv) identification of the persons who were parties in the informal adjudicative proceedings
             311      that led to the agency action;
             312          (v) a copy of the written agency order from the informal proceeding;
             313          (vi) facts demonstrating that the party seeking judicial review is entitled to obtain judicial
             314      review;
             315          (vii) a request for relief, specifying the type and extent of relief requested; and
             316          (viii) a statement of the reasons why the petitioner is entitled to relief.
             317          (b) All additional pleadings and proceedings in the district court are governed by the Utah
             318      Rules of Civil Procedure.
             319          (3) (a) The district court, without a jury, shall determine all questions of fact and law and
             320      any constitutional issue presented in the pleadings.
             321          (b) The Utah Rules of Evidence apply in judicial proceedings under this section.
             322          Section 6. Section 78-3a-104 is amended to read:
             323           78-3a-104. Jurisdiction of juvenile court -- Original -- Exclusive.
             324          (1) Except as otherwise provided by law, the juvenile court has exclusive original
             325      jurisdiction in proceedings concerning:
             326          (a) a minor who has violated any federal, state, or local law or municipal ordinance or a
             327      person younger than 21 years of age who has violated any law or ordinance before becoming 18
             328      years of age, regardless of where the violation occurred, excluding traffic laws and ordinances;
             329          (b) a person 21 years of age or older who has failed or refused to comply with an order of
             330      the juvenile court to pay a fine or restitution, if the order was imposed prior to the person's 21st
             331      birthday; however, the continuing jurisdiction is limited to causing compliance with existing
             332      orders;
             333          (c) a minor who is an abused child, neglected child, or dependent child, as those terms are
             334      defined in Section 78-3a-103 ;
             335          (d) a protective order for a minor who is alleged to be an abused child or neglected child,


             336      except as provided in Section 78-3a-105 , and unless the petition is filed by a natural parent of the
             337      minor against a natural parent of the minor;
             338          (e) the determination of the custody of a minor or to appoint a guardian of the person or
             339      other guardian of a minor who comes within the court's jurisdiction under other provisions of this
             340      section;
             341          (f) the termination of the legal parent-child relationship in accordance with Part 4,
             342      Termination of Parental Rights Act, including termination of residual parental rights and duties;
             343          (g) the treatment or commitment of a mentally retarded minor;
             344          (h) a minor who, in defiance of earnest and persistent efforts on the part of his parents and
             345      school authorities as required under Section 53A-11-103 , is a habitual truant from school;
             346          (i) the judicial consent to the marriage of a minor under age 16 upon a determination of
             347      voluntariness or where otherwise required by law, employment, or enlistment of a minor when
             348      consent is required by law;
             349          (j) any parent or parents of a minor committed to a secure youth corrections facility, to
             350      order, at the discretion of the court and on the recommendation of a secure youth corrections
             351      facility, the parent or parents of a minor committed to a secure youth corrections facility for a
             352      custodial term, to undergo group rehabilitation therapy under the direction of a secure youth
             353      corrections facility therapist, who has supervision of that parent's or parents' minor, or any other
             354      therapist the court may direct, for a period directed by the court as recommended by a secure youth
             355      corrections facility;
             356          (k) a minor under Title 55, Chapter 12, Interstate Compact on Juveniles;
             357          (l) the treatment or commitment of a mentally ill child. The court may commit a child to
             358      the physical custody of a local mental health authority or to the legal custody of the Division of
             359      Mental Health in accordance with the procedures and requirements of Title 62A, Chapter 12, Part
             360      2A, Commitment of Persons Under Age 18 to Division of Mental Health. The court may not
             361      commit a child directly to the Utah State Hospital; [and]
             362          (m) the commitment of a minor in accordance with Section 62A-8-501 [.];
             363          (n) de novo review of final agency actions resulting from an informal adjudicative
             364      proceeding as provided in Section 63-46b-15 .
             365          (2) In addition to the provisions of Subsection (1)(a) the juvenile court has exclusive
             366      jurisdiction over any traffic offense committed by a minor under 16 years of age and concurrent


             367      jurisdiction over all other traffic offenses committed by a minor 16 years of age or older, except
             368      that the court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the following traffic offenses committed by
             369      a minor under 18 years of age:
             370          (a) Section 76-5-207 , automobile homicide;
             371          (b) Section 41-6-44 , operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs;
             372          (c) Section 41-6-45 , reckless driving;
             373          (d) Section 41-1a-1314 , unauthorized control over a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer
             374      for an extended period of time; and
             375          (e) Section 41-6-13.5 , fleeing a peace officer.
             376          (3) The court also has jurisdiction over traffic offenses that are part of a single criminal
             377      episode filed in a petition that contains an offense over which the court has jurisdiction.
             378          (4) The juvenile court has jurisdiction over questions of custody, support, and visitation
             379      certified to it by the district court pursuant to Section 78-3a-105 .
             380          (5) The juvenile court has jurisdiction over an ungovernable or runaway minor who is
             381      referred to it by the Division of Child and Family Services or by public or private agencies that
             382      contract with the division to provide services to that minor where, despite earnest and persistent
             383      efforts by the division or agency, the minor has demonstrated that he:
             384          (a) is beyond the control of his parent, guardian, lawful custodian, or school authorities
             385      to the extent that his behavior or condition endangers his own welfare or the welfare of others; or
             386          (b) has run away from home.
             387          (6) This section does not restrict the right of access to the juvenile court by private
             388      agencies or other persons.
             389          (7) The juvenile court has jurisdiction of all magistrate functions relative to cases arising
             390      under Section 78-3a-602 .


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