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HB 652 Juvenile court; duty to inform of right to counsel.

Introduced by: Robert B. Bell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Duty to inform of right to counsel in juvenile court. Removes probation officers from the series of persons who must inform children and parents of their right to counsel and indigency criteria in certain juvenile court proceedings. Under current law, either the judge, clerk or probation officer must inform a child who is alleged to be delinquent or in need of services or supervision and the child's parent of the child's right to counsel and must inform a parent of the parent's right to counsel for an adjudicatory hearing where a child is alleged to be abused or neglected or for termination of parental rights.


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