Utah Juvenile Home Detention Q & A

If you are the parent of a Utah juvenile who’s remanded to home detention, you’ll probably have questions about what can and cannot take place during that detention.

Some Utah juvenile court judges place youth in home detention if they meet certain qualifications. It is possible for a judge to sentence a Utah juvenile to as much as 30 days of home detention.

Here are some answers to questions you may have about your child’s home detention:

Your child is able to go any place where you (the parent) are supervising. However, your child’s judge must approve of any travel out of Utah.

Friends who are good influences are allowed at your home to visit your child, as long as there are only one or two friends at a time and you are supervising the visits.

Some parents may have times that they need to have another adult, such as a relative, supervise their youth on home detention. In those cases, there needs to be appropriate authorization from the case manager or counselor handling the detention.

Kids on home detention may be allowed to drive themselves to work if they have the appropriate license, attitude and behavior. Additionally, they must not have committed certain offenses (discuss this with your child’s case manager).

Even though you may have older, more responsible kids at home, they are not allowed to take the place of parental supervision for any Utah juvenile on home detention. You are expected to supervise your child at all times.

Above All, Make Sure Your Child has the Right Legal Advice

You may have additional questions concerning your child’s situation that cannot be answered simply. If that is the case, contact an experienced Utah juvenile defense attorney as soon as possible. Regardless of the phase your child’s case is in, you can benefit from the advice and assistance a top Utah juvenile defense attorney will provide.