2010 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 41 - State Government
41-2820 Discharge

41-2820. Discharge

A. Each youth shall be discharged from the jurisdiction of the department on attaining eighteen years of age.

B. If the department determines that the youth's treatment, rehabilitation and education pursuant to the individual treatment plan have been successfully completed and that there is a reasonable probability that the youth will observe the law and will not be a threat to the public's safety if at liberty, the youth may be granted a discharge. On the discharge of a youth pursuant to this subsection, the department shall promptly notify the committing court, the county attorney in the county in which the youth was committed and the victim or the victim's representative of the discharge.

C. Except as provided in subsection D of this section, a youth shall be discharged from the jurisdiction of the department of juvenile corrections if the youth is convicted of a felony offense.

D. A youth who is convicted of a felony offense and who committed the offense while residing in a secure care facility operated by the department of juvenile corrections either:

1. Shall be discharged from the department of juvenile corrections if the youth is sentenced to the state department of corrections.

2. May be discharged from the department of juvenile corrections if the youth is placed on adult probation and all the following apply:

(a) The youth has completed the minimum length of stay in secure care, if any, that was assigned by the committing juvenile court pursuant to section 8-341.

(b) The youth would have been eligible to be placed on conditional liberty pursuant to section 41-2818.

(c) The youth is subject to the jurisdiction of an adult probation department.

E. A youth may be discharged from the jurisdiction of the department if the youth is placed by civil commitment under the jurisdiction of another agency.