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640.070 Committing youthful offender to Department of Corrections.
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Upon motion of the Department of Juvenile Justice, the sentencing Circuit
Court may, after notice and hearing, order a youthful offender committed to an
adult facility operated by the Department of Corrections if it is established by a
preponderance of the evidence that the youthful offender has:
(a) By his violent behavior, injured or endangered the life or health of another
youthful offender or staff members in the facility or program;
(b) Escaped from the facility or program from which he is being held;
(c) By his actions, caused disruption in the facility or program by encouraging
other residents to engage in violent behavior which has injured or
endangered the life or health of other residents or staff of the facility or
program;
(d) By his actions, caused disruption in the facility or program, smuggled
contraband into the facility or program, caused contraband to be
smuggled into the facility or program, or engaged in other types of
behavior which have endangered the life or health of other residents or
staff of the facility or program; or
(e) By his actions has established a pattern of disruptive behavior not
conducive to the established policies and procedures of the program.
The hearing shall be held in the sentencing Circuit Court within ten (10) days of
the filing of the motion provided for in subsection (1) of this section.
Upon admission to a facility or program operated by the Department of
Juvenile Justice, the department shall advise the youthful offender of the
provisions of this section.
Upon motion of the Department of Juvenile Justice, the sentencing Circuit
Court may, after notice and hearing, order a youthful offender committed to the
Department of Corrections if it is established by a preponderance of the
evidence that the youthful offender is mentally ill and is dangerous to himself or
others, and cannot be adequately treated in the youthful offender program. It
shall be presumed that a youthful offender is mentally ill if he has pled guilty to
or has been convicted of a felony and has been found by the court or jury to be
guilty but mentally ill.
Any youth remanded to the Department of Corrections under any provision of
this chapter shall not later be placed in a facility operated by the Department of
Juvenile Justice.
Effective:July 14, 2000
History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 534, sec. 18, effective July 14, 2000. -Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 538, sec. 19, effective April 13, 1998. -- Amended
1996 Ky. Acts ch. 358, sec. 58, effective July 1, 1997. -- Amended 1992 Ky.
Acts ch. 211, sec. 142, effective July 14, 1992. -- Created 1986 Ky. Acts
ch. 423, sec. 140, effective July 1, 1987.
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