Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 41-2801 (2026)

Definitions

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In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Committed youth" or "youth" means a person who has been committed according to law to the department of juvenile corrections for supervision, rehabilitation, treatment and education and who is either:

(a) At least fourteen years of age and under eighteen years of age.

(b) Subject to retained jurisdiction pursuant to section 8-202, subsection H.

2. "Department" means the department of juvenile corrections.

3. "Director" means the director of the department of juvenile corrections.

4. "Educational system" means the state educational system for committed youth.

5. "Secure care" means confinement in a facility that is completely surrounded by a locked and physically secure barrier with restricted ingress and egress.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1996–2023 · leading case: State v. Francis, 388 P.3d 843 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2017).
State v. Francis, 388 P.3d 843 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “FRANCIS Opinion of the Court explosive, wireless communication device, multimedia storage device or other article whose use or possession would endanger the safety, security or preservation of order in a correctional facility or a juvenile secure care facility as defined in §…”
Boyd v. State, 540 P.3d 1228 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “Given that nothing in ADJC’s enabling statutes allows it to be sued, see A.R.S. §§ 41-2801 to -2833, dismissal of Boyd’s complaint against ADJC was proper.”
In Re the Appeal in Cochise Cnty. Juv. Delinquency Action No. JV95000239, 921 P.2d 34 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “2d 298 (1956); see also A.R.S. §§ 41-2801(1) and 41-2802(B) (committed youth is one committed for "supervision, rehabilitation, treatment and education.”
Boyd v. State (Ariz. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “Compare A.R.S. §§ 41-2801 through -2833 and A.R.S.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 41-2801(1) — 1 case
In Re the Appeal in Cochise Cnty. Juv. Delinquency Action No. JV95000239, 921 P.2d 34 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1996). “2d 298 (1956); see also A.R.S. §§ 41-2801(1) and 41-2802(B) (committed youth is one committed for "supervision, rehabilitation, treatment and education.”
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