635.080 Jurisdiction for second offenses -- Work program orders.
(1)
(2)
If a child who has not reached his eighteenth birthday commits a new offense while
under the jurisdiction of the court or during the period of commitment, the court of
the county where the new offense is committed shall have jurisdiction of the new
offense for purposes of adjudication but may transfer the case for disposition to the
court having jurisdiction of the prior offense.
If a child has been adjudicated a status or public offender, the court in its discretion
may order participation in a community services work program. If the child is
committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice on a previous offense, the child
shall not be released from commitment if ordered to a work program until the
completion of his commitment. The work program shall be of a constructive nature
designed to promote the rehabilitation of the child. The program shall be
appropriate to the age level and physical ability of the child and shall be combined
with counseling and supervision from a probation officer or other responsible
person. The work program shall not be scheduled during such times that would
interfere with educational, occupational, or religious obligations of the child.
Assignment to a community services work program shall be made to a
governmental or nonprofit community organization for a specified period of time,
not to exceed one hundred twenty (120) hours. A child may be directed to
participate in a community services work program as provided in this subsection for
the purposes of restitution. Participation in community-services-related projects
shall not be deemed employment for any purpose, and the child shall not be deemed
an employee or agent of the entity for which he performs the community service
work.
Effective: July 15, 1997
History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 358, sec. 44, effective July 15, 1997. -- Amended
1988 Ky. Acts ch. 350, sec. 100, effective April 10, 1988. -- Created 1986 Ky. Acts
ch. 423, sec. 131, effective July 1, 1987.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/96). Under 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 358, sec.
67(1), the amendment of this statute by Section 44 of that Act becomes effective July
15, 1997.
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