SB 79 (Child Welfare Revisions)

Libertas Institute supports this bill.

Current Utah law allows the state to maintain custody of children after they age into adulthood, treating them as minors even as 18, 19, or 20 year olds. This bill would remove that power, ensuring that adults are not subject to the jurisdiction of juvenile courts.

Libertas Institute supports this bill. Legal adults should be treated as such, and children in custody of the state who become adults and wish to return home to their parents must be allowed to do so.