Title LI, Unified Juvenile Code
10 chapters · 255 sections in this title.
KRS § 630.010 Purposes of chapter regarding status offenders
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In addition to those purposes set forth in KRS 600.010, this chapter shall be interpreted and construed to effectuate the following purposes regarding status offenders: (1) The Commonwealth's courts shall utilize a separate and distinct set of guidelines for status offenders whic…
KRS § 630.020 Jurisdiction of court
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The court shall have exclusive jurisdiction in proceedings concerning any child living, or found within the district, who allegedly: (1) Has been an habitual runaway from his parent or person exercising custodial control or supervision of the child; (2) Is beyond the control of t…
KRS § 630.030 Circumstances under which child may be taken into custody by peace officer
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officer. Under the provisions of this chapter a child may be taken into custody by any peace officer: (1) Pursuant to an order of the court for failure to appear before the court for a previous status offense; or (2) If there are reasonable grounds to believe that the child has b…
KRS § 630.040 Duties of person taking child into custody
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Any person taking a child into custody, with all reasonable speed, shall in this sequence: (1) Deliver the child suffering from a physical condition or illness which requires prompt medical treatment to a medical facility or physician. Children suspected of having a mental or emo…
KRS § 630.050 Conference with court-designated worker
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Before commencing any judicial proceedings on any complaint alleging the commission of a status offense, except as permitted under KRS 610.030(7), the party or parties seeking such court action shall meet for a conference with a court-designated worker for the express purpose of …
KRS § 630.060 Information confidential
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(1) Information supplied by the child to a court designated worker during any process prior to the filing of the petition shall be deemed confidential and shall not be subject to subpoena or to disclosure without the written consent of the child. (2) No complaint shall be receive…
KRS § 630.070 Violated court order -- Placement in secure facility
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A status offender shall not be placed in a secure juvenile detention facility or juvenile holding facility as a means or form of punishment except in accordance with KRS 630.095, following a finding that the status offender has violated a valid court order.
KRS § 630.080 Detention in secure juvenile detention facility or juvenile holding facility -- Limitation on detention of child
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Limitation on detention of child. (1) (a) In order for the court to detain a child after the detention hearing, the Commonwealth shall establish probable cause at the detention hearing that the child is a status offender and that further detention of the child is necessary for th…
KRS § 630.095 Detention of alleged or adjudicated status offender
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(1) A child who is alleged to be a status offender, adjudicated as a status offender, or a status offender alleged or found to have violated a valid court order may be detained as follows: (a) A child who is under fourteen (14) years old shall not be detained in a secure juvenile…
KRS § 630.120 Conduct of dispositional hearings -- Prohibition against commitment for certain alcohol and tobacco offenses
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certain alcohol and tobacco offenses. (1) All dispositional hearings conducted under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of KRS 610.060 and 610.070. In addition, the court shall, at the time the dispositional order is issued: (a) Give the child adequ…
KRS § 630.125 Child not to be charged with or found guilty of status offense related to human trafficking
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human trafficking. If reasonable cause exists to believe the child is a victim of human trafficking, as defined in KRS 529.010, the child shall not be charged with or adjudicated guilty of a status offense related to conduct arising from the human trafficking of the child unless …
KRS § 630.140 Administrative regulations
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The cabinet may promulgate administrative regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter.
KRS § 630.150 Effect of violation of conditions of placement -- Administrative hearing
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(1) Any child committed to the cabinet who is placed on supervised placement from a residential treatment facility by the cabinet and who violates the terms or conditions of supervised placement may be taken into custody and returned to active custody of the cabinet by any probat…
KRS § 630.160 Escape charge not to be filed in certain circumstances
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Notwithstanding any provision of KRS Chapter 520 to the contrary, no child accused of being or who has been adjudicated as a status offender or who has been accused of or held in contempt of court based upon an underlying finding that the child is a status offender who is absent …
KRS § 630.990 Penalty
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Any person who intentionally violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.