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2003 SESSION

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HB 2282 Child protection act; mandatory counseling; detention.

Introduced by: Robert Hurt | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Predispositional detention of juveniles. Makes it clear that a juvenile and domestic relations district court judge has the authority to order a juvenile into detention prior to final disposition even if the juvenile was not ordered into detention when first taken into custody. This bill does not change the statutory criteria that must be met before detention is ordered. An August 2002 Attorney General Opinion stated that a judge has no authority to temporarily detain a juvenile after an adjudication hearing but pending the disposition hearing when the juvenile was not originally taken into custody and detained. This bill is identical to SB 1060.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Child protection act; mandatory counseling; detention. Authorizes the court to detain a juvenile following the filing of a delinquency petition both prior to adjudication and after adjudication pending final disposition and allows the court to require counseling of both juveniles and their parents under any circumstances where the juvenile is before the court (e.g., abuse and neglect, delinquency, in need of services, in need of supervision).

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Child protection act; mandatory counseling; detention. Authorizes the court to detain a juvenile following the filing of a delinquency petition both prior to adjudication and after adjudication pending final disposition and allows the court to require counseling of both juveniles and their parents under any circumstances where the juvenile is before the court (e.g., abuse and neglect, delinquency, in need of services, in need of supervision).