2005 Idaho Code - 18-113B — INCARCERATION OF JUVENILES FOR MISDEMEANOR OR FELONY OFFENSES

                                  TITLE  18
                            CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
                                  CHAPTER 1
                            PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
    18-113B.  INCARCERATION OF JUVENILES FOR MISDEMEANOR OR FELONY OFFENSES.
(1) Juveniles committing offenses which lie outside the scope of the juvenile
corrections act, chapter 5, title 20, Idaho Code, and not charged under
section 20-508 or 20-509, Idaho Code, may, in the discretion of a court or
arresting officer,  be placed in a juvenile detention facility or juvenile
shelter care facility rather than in a county jail pending arraignment or
trial, if arrested or held on bond. The option of placing a juvenile in such a
facility shall not affect the misdemeanor or felony status of the offense.
    (2)  Juveniles committing offenses which lie outside the scope of the
juvenile corrections act, chapter 5, title 20, Idaho Code, and not charged
under section 20-508 or 20-509, Idaho Code, may, in the discretion of the
court, be sentenced:
    (a)  To serve time in a juvenile detention facility rather than in a
    county jail; or
    (b)  To serve time in a community sentencing alternative when a mandatory
    minimum period of incarceration is not required by statute.
    The option of placing a juvenile in such a facility shall not affect the
misdemeanor or felony status of the offense.