Title 27
Juvenile Offender Code

27-1 SHORT TITLE, PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS

27-1-1    Short Title.

27-1-2    Purpose.

27-1-3    Definitions.

27-2 JURISDICTION AND TRANSFER

27-2-1    Jurisdiction.

27-2-2    Transfer of a Juvenile Offender Case.

27-3 JUVENILE DIVISION PROCEDURES

27-3-1    Rules of Juvenile Procedure.

27-3-2    Court Authority.

27-3-3    Confidentiality of Proceedings.

27-3-4    Court Records.

27-3-5    Court Records Sealed.

27-3-6    Special Advocate.

27-3-7    Right to an Attorney.

27-4 JUVENILE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY

27-4-1    When.

27-4-2    Intake.

27-4-3    Release.

27-4-4    Placement in Juvenile Detention Facility; Jail.

27-4-5    Admissions and Confessions.

27-4-6    Fingerprints and Photographs.

27-4-7    Removal from Custody of Parent or Residential Custodian.

27-5 COMMENCEMENT OF JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS

27-5-1    Filing a Petition; Juvenile Division Procedures.

27-5-2    Duty to Appear.

27-6 JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS

27-6-1    Time Limit on Juveniles in Custody.

27-6-2    Juvenile’s Right to Waive Detention Hearing.

27-6-3    Notice of Detention Hearing.

27-6-4    Court Procedure for Detention Hearing.

27-6-5    Timing of Hearings.

27-6-6    First Appearance.

27-6-7    Court Diversion by Stipulation.

27-6-8    Burden of Proof.

27-6-9    Pleas.

27-6-10    Adjudicatory Hearing.

27-6-11    Dismissal of Petition.

27-6-12    Sustaining Petition.

27-6-13    Dispositional Hearing.

27-6-14    Predisposition Study and Reports.

27-6-15    Disposition.

27-6-16    Probation.

27-6-17    Continuing Jurisdiction

27-6-18    Orders for Support.

27-6-19    Appeals.

27-7 TRANSFER TO ADULT DIVISION

27-7-1    Petition.

27-7-2    Hearing.

27-7-3    Deciding Factors.

27-7-4    Standard of Proof.

27-7-5    Written Transfer Order; Appellate Review.

27-7-6    Transfer Process.

27-7-7    Severability.