(1) Notwithstanding Title 78B, Chapter 3a, Venue for Civil Actions, a proceeding for a minor's case in the juvenile court shall be commenced in the court of the district in which: (a) except as provided in Section 80-6-1001.2, for a proceeding under Title 80, Chapter 6, Juvenile Justice: (i) the minor is living or found; or (ii) the alleged offense occurred; or (b) for any other proceeding, the minor is living or found. (2) If a party seeks to transfer a case to another district after a petition has been filed in the juvenile court, the juvenile court may transfer the case in accordance with the Utah Rules of Juvenile Procedure. (3) The dismissal of a petition in one district where the dismissal is without prejudice and where there has been no adjudication upon the merits may not preclude refiling within the same district or another district where there is venue for the case.
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