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2000 SESSION
SB 66 Placement of juveniles in secure local facility.
Introduced by: William C. Mims | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Postdispositional detention. Allows a court to defer disposition and place a juvenile in the temporary custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice to attend a boot camp provided bed space is available and the juvenile (i) has been found delinquent for a non-status offense, (ii) has not previously been and is not currently being adjudicated delinquent or found guilty of a violent juvenile felony, (iii) has not previously attended a boot camp, (iv) has not previously been committed to the Department, and (v) has been assessed as appropriate for boot camp. Additionally, the bill provides that if a juvenile 14 years of age or older is found to have committed an offense which if committed by an adult would be punishable by confinement in a state or local correctional facility, and the court determines among other factors that the juvenile has not previously been, and is not currently being adjudicated delinquent or found guilty of a violent juvenile felony, then the court may order the juvenile confined in a detention home or other secure facility for juveniles for a period not to exceed six months. The period of confinement ordered may exceed 30 calendar days if the juvenile has had an assessment completed by the secure facility to which he is ordered concerning the appropriateness of the placement.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Placement of juveniles in secure local facility. Reduces, from fourteen to older than ten years of age, the age at which a juvenile can be placed in a detention facility following disposition, making it consistent with the age at which a juvenile can be committed to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.