.080 Bifurcated hearings in juvenile proceedings.
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610.080 Bifurcated hearings in juvenile proceedings.
Juvenile proceedings shall consist of two (2) distinct hearings, an adjudication and a
disposition, which shall be held on separate days unless the child, after consultation with
an attorney, waives the right to a formal predisposition investigation report and moves
that the hearings be held the same day. However, if the disposition is to be commitment,
the child's waiver shall not be valid without the consent of the Department of Juvenile
Justice or the cabinet.
(1) The adjudication shall determine the truth or falsity of the allegations in the petition
and shall be made on the basis of an admission or confession of the child to the
court or by the taking of evidence.
(2) Unless otherwise exempted, upon motion by any child brought before the court on a
petition under KRS 610.010(1)(a), (b), (c) or (d), the Rules of Criminal Procedure
shall apply. All adjudications shall be supported by evidence beyond a reasonable
doubt, unless specified to the contrary by other provisions of KRS Chapters 600 to
645. For actions under KRS 610.010(1)(e) the Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure
shall apply.
Effective: April 13, 1998
History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 538, sec. 7, effective April 13, 1998. -- Amended
1988 Ky. Acts ch. 350, sec. 20, effective April 10, 1988. -- Created 1986 Ky. Acts
ch. 423, sec. 27, effective July 1, 1987.