Limitations on detention

Ark. Code Ann. § 9-35-317 — under Arkansas Juvenile Code.

Ark. Code Ann. § 9-35-317

(a) (1) A juvenile who is alleged to be or who has been adjudicated either dependent-neglected or a member of a family in need of services shall not be placed or detained in a secure detention facility, in a facility utilized for the detention of alleged or adjudicated delinquent juveniles, or in a facility utilized for the detention of adults held for, charged with, or convicted of a crime except that a juvenile may be held in a juvenile detention facility when he or she has been away from home for more than twenty-four (24) hours and when the parent, guardian, or other person contacted lives beyond fifty miles (50 mi.) from the juvenile or out of state.(2) The juvenile may be held in custody in a juvenile detention facility for purposes of identification, processing, or arranging for release or transfer to an alternative facility.(3) The period of holding shall be limited to the minimum time necessary to complete the actions listed in subdivision (a)(2) of this section and shall not occur in any facility utilized for incarceration of adults.

(1) A juvenile who is alleged to be or who has been adjudicated either dependent-neglected or a member of a family in need of services shall not be placed or detained in a secure detention facility, in a facility utilized for the detention of alleged or adjudicated delinquent juveniles, or in a facility utilized for the detention of adults held for, charged with, or convicted of a crime except that a juvenile may be held in a juvenile detention facility when he or she has been away from home for more than twenty-four (24) hours and when the parent, guardian, or other person contacted lives beyond fifty miles (50 mi.) from the juvenile or out of state.

(2) The juvenile may be held in custody in a juvenile detention facility for purposes of identification, processing, or arranging for release or transfer to an alternative facility.

(3) The period of holding shall be limited to the minimum time necessary to complete the actions listed in subdivision (a)(2) of this section and shall not occur in any facility utilized for incarceration of adults.

(b) (1) A juvenile held under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall be separated from detained juveniles charged or held for delinquency.(2) A juvenile shall not be held under subdivision (a)(1) of this section for more than six (6) hours if the parent, guardian, or other person contacted lives in the state or twenty-four (24) hours, excluding weekends and holidays, if the parent, guardian, or other person contacted lives out of state.

(1) A juvenile held under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall be separated from detained juveniles charged or held for delinquency.

(2) A juvenile shall not be held under subdivision (a)(1) of this section for more than six (6) hours if the parent, guardian, or other person contacted lives in the state or twenty-four (24) hours, excluding weekends and holidays, if the parent, guardian, or other person contacted lives out of state.