Title XII — PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

211.011. Purpose of law — how construed. — The purpose of this chapter is to facilitate the care, protection and discipline of children who come within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court. This chapter shall be liberally construed, therefore, to the end that each child coming …

211.012. Status as child determined by then-existing law at time of alleged offense for juvenile court jurisdiction and incarceration purposes. — For purposes of this chapter, section 221.044, and the original jurisdiction of the juvenile court, a person shall not be considered a…

211.021. Definitions. — As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) "Adult" means a person eighteen years of age or older; (2) "Child" means any person under eighteen years of age; (3) "Juvenile court" means the juvenile division or divisions of th…

211.023. Juvenile court commissioner, appointment, where, term, compensation. — In each county of the first class having a charter form of government, except those counties having a family court as provided in sections 487.010 to 487.190, a majority of the circuit judges, en banc…

211.025. Judge may direct any case be heard by commissioner (counties of the first class and St. Louis City). — The judge of the juvenile court may direct that any case shall be heard in the first instance by a commissioner in the manner provided for the hearing of cases by the c…

211.027. Findings of commissioner, how submitted — notice of right to file motion for rehearing, how given. — Upon the conclusion of the hearing in each case the commissioner shall transmit to the judge all papers relating to the case, together with his findings and recommendatio…

211.029. Rehearing, motion filed when — judge may sustain or deny — commissioner's finding final, when. — The minor and his parents, guardian or custodian are entitled to file with the court a motion for a hearing by a judge of the juvenile court within fifteen days after receivi…

211.031. Juvenile court to have exclusive jurisdiction, when — exceptions — home school or FPE school, attendance violations, how treated. — 1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the juvenile court or the family court in circuits that have a family court as provided in…

211.032. Child abuse and neglect hearings, when held, procedure — supreme court rules to be promulgated — transfer of school records, when. — 1. Except as otherwise provided in a circuit participating in a pilot project established by the Missouri supreme court, when a child, all…

211.033. Detention for violation of traffic ordinances — no civil or criminal liability created. — 1. No person under the age of eighteen years, except those transferred to the court of general jurisdiction under the provisions of section 211.071, shall be detained in a jail or o…

211.034. Extension of juvenile court jurisdiction permitted, when — procedure — immunity from liability for certain persons, when — expiration date. — 1. Any parent, legal guardian, or other person having legal custody of a minor child may, at any time after the minor child attai…

211.036. Custody of released youth may be returned to children's division, when — factors considered by court — termination of care and supervision before 21, when — appointment of GAL, when — hearings, when held. — 1. If a youth under the age of twenty-one is released from the c…

211.037. Nonoffending parent, child returned to custody of, when. — 1. For purposes of proceedings and investigations conducted pursuant to this chapter, children shall be promptly returned to the care and custody of a nonoffending parent entitled to physical custody of the child…

211.038. Children not to be reunited with parents or placed in a home, when — discretion to return, when. — 1. A child under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court shall not be reunited with a parent or placed in a home in which the parent or any person residing in the home has b…

211.041. Continuing jurisdiction over child, exception, eighteen-year-old violating state or municipal laws. — When jurisdiction over the person of a child has been acquired by the juvenile court under the provisions of this chapter in proceedings coming within the applicable pro…

211.051. Jurisdiction as to custody of child not exclusive. — Nothing contained in this chapter deprives other courts of the right to determine the legal custody of children upon writs of habeas corpus or to determine the legal custody or guardianship of children when the legal c…

211.059. Rights of child when taken into custody (Miranda warning) — rights of child in custody in abuse and neglect cases. — 1. When a child is taken into custody by a juvenile officer or law enforcement official, with or without a warrant for an offense in violation of the juve…

211.061. Arrested child taken before juvenile court — transfer of prosecution to juvenile court — limitations on detention of juvenile — detention hearing, notice. — 1. When a child is taken into custody with or without warrant for an offense, the child, together with any informa…

211.063. Secure detention, limitations — probable cause hearing required, when — definitions — application of law. — 1. A child accused of violating the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of section 211.031 shall not be held in a secure detention placement for a period…

211.068. Copy of motion for certification as adult to be provided to prosecuting attorney — access to records — testimony of prosecutor. — Upon the filing of a motion to dismiss the petition pursuant to section 211.071 to allow prosecution under the general law, the juvenile offi…

211.069. Citation of law. — Sections 211.071 and 211.073 shall be known and may be cited as "Jonathan's Law". ­­-------- (L. 2013 S.B. 36)

211.071. Certification of juvenile for trial as adult — procedure — mandatory hearing, certain offenses — misrepresentation of age, effect — report — dismissal order. — 1. If a petition or motion to modify alleges that a child between the ages of fourteen and eighteen has committ…

211.072. Certification as an adult, placement in secure detention facility to continue transfer to adult jail, when, procedure — limitation on time in adult jail — requirements for pretrial-certified juveniles — per diem. — 1. A juvenile under eighteen years of age who has been c…

211.073. Transfer to court of general jurisdiction, dual jurisdiction of both criminal and juvenile codes — suspended execution of adult sentence, revocation of juvenile disposition — petition for transfer of custody, hearing — offender age eighteen, hearing — offender age twenty…

211.081. Preliminary inquiry as to institution of proceedings — approval of division necessary for placement outside state — institutional placements, findings required, duties of division, limitations on judge, financial limitations. — 1. Whenever any person informs the juvenile…

211.083. Informal adjustments — court may allow restitution or community service — supervisors of community service immune from suit — child not an employee, when. — 1. Whenever an informal adjustment is made under the provisions of section 211.081, the juvenile court may allow t…

211.085. Court may order work in restitution for child — child not an employee. — 1. The court may order a child, who has been adjudicated for a nonviolent crime and who is age fourteen or older, to work for any employer at a rate of compensation not to exceed minimum wage, for a…

211.091. Petition in juvenile court — contents — dismissal, juvenile officer to assess impact on best interest of child. — 1. The petition shall be entitled "In the interest of _______, a child under eighteen years of age". 2. The petition shall set forth plainly: (1) The facts w…

211.093. Orders or judgment of juvenile court to have precedence over certain other court orders or judgments — additional powers, limitations — establishment of paternity, time period. — 1. Any order or judgment entered by the court under authority of this chapter or chapter 210…

211.101. Issuance of summons — notice — temporary custody of child — subpoenas. — 1. After a petition has been filed, unless the parties appear voluntarily, the juvenile court shall issue a summons in the name of the state of Missouri requiring the person who has custody of the c…

211.111. Summons, how served. — 1. Service of summons shall be made personally by the delivery of an attested copy thereof to the person summoned. But if the juvenile court is satisfied after thorough investigation that it is impracticable to serve the summons personally, it may …

211.121. Failure to respond to summons, contempt — warrant for custodian of child. — If any person summoned by personal service fails without reasonable cause to appear, he may be proceeded against for contempt of court. In case the parties fail to obey the summons or, in any cas…

211.131. Taking child into custody, effect — notice to parents — jurisdiction attaches, when. — 1. When any child found violating any law or ordinance or whose behavior, environment or associations are injurious to his welfare or to the welfare of others or who is without proper …

211.132. Parent, guardian may be made party to proceeding. — The court may make a parent or guardian a party to any proceeding where the court has jurisdiction pursuant to section 211.031. ­­-------- (L. 1995 H.B. 174, et al. § 9)

211.134. Court may require participation by parent or guardian, purpose — court may order support, when. — 1. The court may require a parent or guardian of a child to participate in any activity the court finds is necessary to carry out the purposes of the juvenile code as stated…

211.135. Appearance of child in court, when. — 1. The court, after considering all information provided by the children's division and input from the family support team, shall order the child to appear in court only: (1) If necessary to make a decision; and (2) After considering…

211.141. Child returned to parent, when, conditions — detention on order of court — detention without order, when — assessment of child required, when — random sampling of assessments. — 1. When a child is taken into custody as provided in section 211.131, the person taking the c…

211.151. Places of detention — photographing and fingerprinting, restrictions. — 1. Pending disposition of a case, the juvenile court may order in writing the detention of a child in one of the following places: (1) A juvenile detention facility provided by the county; (2) A shel…

211.156. Care and detention of certain children by county, contribution by state, when. — 1. Whenever a county shall own or operate an institution as a home for neglected and delinquent children, the state of Missouri shall pay to the county toward the care and maintenance of eac…

211.161. Court may require physical or mental examination — costs paid by county. — 1. The court may cause any child within its jurisdiction to be examined by a physician, psychiatrist or psychologist appointed by the court in order that the condition of the child may be given co…

211.171. Hearing procedure — notification of current foster parents, preadoptive parents and relatives, when — public may be excluded, when — victim impact statement permitted, when. — 1. The procedure to be followed at the hearing shall be determined by the juvenile court judge …

211.177. Grandparent's right to intervene in action, restrictions, termination. — 1. A grandparent shall have a right to intervene in any proceeding initiated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, in which the custody of a grandchild is in issue, unless the juvenile judge d…

211.180. Family preservation screenings, conducted when, results. — Family preservation screenings shall be conducted by the children's division within seventy-two hours of the removal of a child from the home and placement in the custody of the court. The results of this screeni…

[Repealed or reserved.]

211.183. Order to include determination of efforts of division — definition of reasonable efforts by division — modification of the permanency plan, when — reasonable efforts not required, when — permanency hearing, when. — 1. In juvenile court proceedings regarding the removal o…

211.185. Court may order parents and child to make restitution, when, amount — restitution hearing required, when, procedure — community service — execution of judgment. — 1. In addition to the court's authority to issue an order for the child to make restitution or reparation fo…

211.188. Court may order work for restitution — not an employee. — 1. The court may order a child, who has been adjudicated for a nonviolent crime and who is age fourteen or older, to work for any employer at a rate of compensation not to exceed minimum wage, for a period of time…

211.201. Commitment of children to department of mental health, duration — jurisdiction by court and department — extension of commitment, procedure. — 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 211.151, 211.161 and 211.181, and any other provision of law contrary to this sect…

211.202. Mentally disordered children, evaluation — disposition — review by court. — 1. If a child under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court appears to be mentally disordered, other than intellectually disabled or developmentally disabled, the court, on its own motion or on th…

211.203. Developmentally disabled children, evaluation — disposition — review by court. — 1. If a child under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court appears to be intellectually disabled or developmentally disabled, as these terms are defined in chapter 630, the court, on its own…