80-5-703. Authority responsibilities -- Administrative officer of the authority.
(1) The authority is responsible for: the release of a juvenile offender from secure care; and the rescission, revocation, and termination of parole for a juvenile offender.
(2) In accordance with, the authority shall: Chapter 6, Part 8, Commitment and Parole determine when and under what conditions a juvenile offender in secure care is eligible for parole; establish policies and procedures regarding: the authority's governance, meetings, and hearings; the conduct of proceedings before the authority; the parole of a juvenile offender; and for which parole for a juvenile offender may be granted, rescinded, revoked, modified, and terminated; and determine appropriate parole dates for juvenile offenders.
(3) The division's case management staff shall: implement plans for parole; and supervise a juvenile offender on parole.
(4) The division shall: permit the authority to have reasonable access to a juvenile offender in secure care; and furnish all pertinent data requested by the authority in matters of parole, revocation, and termination.
(5) The director shall appoint an administrative officer of the authority.
(6) The administrative officer is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the authority.
(7) The authority and the administrative officer have power to: issue subpoenas; compel attendance of witnesses; compel production of books, papers, and other documents; and administer oaths and take testimony under oath for the purposes of conducting the hearings.
(8) The administrative officer shall maintain summary records of all hearings and provide written notice to the juvenile offender of a decision and the reason for the decision.