.255   Peace officer may take child to court-approved center -- Release of child without formal charges filed.


610.255 Peace officer may take child to court-approved center -- Release of child
without formal charges filed.
The peace officer may divert the child from the formal court process and take the child to
a court-approved center offering voluntary services to children and release the child
without formal charges being filed, if:
(1)  The offense the child has allegedly committed under the provisions of KRS
610.010(1)(a) is not a felony offense;
(2)  The peace officer has received the permission of the parent or other responsible
adult; and
(3)  The peace officer has followed guidelines which the court has established for such
release.
Effective: April 10, 1988
History: Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 350, sec. 31, effective April 10, 1988.