1. (1) If a youth offender is ordered to secure care under Section 80-6-705, the youth offender shall remain in secure care until the youth offender is:

   1. (a) 21 years old;
   2. (b) paroled; or
   3. (c) discharged.

2. (2) If a serious youth offender is ordered to secure care under Section 80-6-705, the serious youth offender shall remain in secure care until the serious youth offender is:

   1. (a) 25 years old;
   2. (b) paroled; or
   3. (c) discharged.

3. (3)

   1. (a) Subject to Subsection (3)(b), a juvenile offender in secure care, or an individual housed in a secure care facility under Section 80-6-507, has the right to:

      1. (i) phone the juvenile offender's or individual's parent, guardian, or attorney; and
      2. (ii) confer in private, at any time, with an attorney, cleric, parent, guardian, or custodian.

   2. (b) The division may:

      1. (i) establish a schedule for which a juvenile offender, or an individual housed in a secure care facility under Section 80-6-507, may visit or phone a person described in Subsection (3)(a);
      2. (ii) allow a juvenile offender, or an individual housed in a secure care facility under Section 80-6-507, to visit or call persons described in Subsection (3)(a) in special circumstances;
      3. (iii) limit the number and length of calls and visits for a juvenile offender, or an individual housed in a secure care facility under Section 80-6-507, to persons described in Subsection (3)(a) on account of scheduling, facility, or personnel constraints; or
      4. (iv) limit the juvenile offender's or individual's rights under Subsection (3)(a) if a compelling reason exists to limit the juvenile offender's or individual's rights.
   3. (c) A juvenile offender in secure care, or an individual housed in a secure care facility under Section 80-6-507, shall be advised of the rights described in Subsection (3)(a).

Amended by Chapter 139, 2023 General Session