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605.060 Duties of probation officers.
Probation officers appointed pursuant to KRS 605.050 shall:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in KRS Chapter 645, make investigations as
provided in this chapter, including the administration of a validated risk and
needs assessment;
(2) Be present in court to represent the interest of the child when the cases
investigated by them are heard, furnish such information as may be required,
including the results of a validated risk and needs assessment, advise the court
as to the proper disposition of the case and take such charge of the child
before and after the hearings as may be ordered;
(3) Visit and supervise children placed on probation and as far as practicable, aid
and encourage such children, by friendly advice and admonition, to keep terms
of their probation, and provide for their rehabilitation;
(4) Make such reports and records as may be required by the court;
(5) Supervise the transfer of children to and from homes or facilities as directed by
the court; and
(6) Work in cooperation with the representatives of the cabinet.
Effective:July 15, 2014
History: Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 132, sec. 30, effective July 15, 2014. -Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 350, sec. 5, effective April 10, 1988. -- Created
1986 Ky. Acts ch. 423, sec. 9, effective July 1, 1987.
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