Title LI, Unified Juvenile Code

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 …

(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…

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.

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…

(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…

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…

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 …

The cabinet may promulgate administrative regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter.

(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…

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 …

Any person who intentionally violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.