2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 610 - PROCEDURAL MATTERS
610.080 Bifurcated hearings in juvenile proceedings.
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<![CDATA[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), or 610.010(2)(a), (b), or (c), 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(2)(d)
the Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure shall apply.
Effective:July 15, 2008
History: Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 87, sec. 18, effective July 15, 2008. -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.
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