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Section
211.011
Purpose of law — how construed.
Section
211.012
Status as child determined by then-existing law at time of alleged offense for juvenile court jurisdiction and incarceration purposes.
Section
211.021
Definitions.
Section
211.023
Juvenile court commissioner, appointment, where, term, compensation.
Section
211.025
Judge may direct any case be heard by commissioner (counties of the first class and St. Louis City).
Section
211.027
Findings of commissioner, how submitted — notice of right to file motion for rehearing, how given.
Section
211.029
Rehearing, motion filed when — judge may sustain or deny — commissioner's finding final, when.
Section
211.031
Juvenile court to have exclusive jurisdiction, when — exceptions — home schooling, attendance violations, how treated.
Section
211.032
Child abuse and neglect hearings, when held, procedure — supreme court rules to be promulgated — transfer of school records, when.
Section
211.033
Detention for violation of traffic ordinances — no civil or criminal liability created.
Section
211.034
Extension of juvenile court jurisdiction permitted, when — procedure — immunity from liability for certain persons, when — expiration date.
Section
211.036
Custody of released youth may be returned to children's division, when — factors considered by court — termination of care and supervision before 21, when — appointment of GAL, when — hearings, when held.
Section
211.037
Nonoffending parent, child returned to custody of, when.
Section
211.038
Children not to be reunited with parents or placed in a home, when — discretion to return, when.
Section
211.041
Continuing jurisdiction over child, exception, eighteen-year-old violating state or municipal laws.
Section
211.051
Jurisdiction as to custody of child not exclusive.
Section
211.059
Rights of child when taken into custody (Miranda warning) — rights of child in custody in abuse and neglect cases.
Section
211.061
Arrested child taken before juvenile court — transfer of prosecution to juvenile court — limitations on detention of juvenile — detention hearing, notice.
Section
211.063
Secure detention, limitations — probable cause hearing required, when — definitions — application of law.
Section
211.068
Copy of motion for certification as adult to be provided to prosecuting attorney — access to records — testimony of prosecutor.
Section
211.069
Citation of law.
Section
211.071
Certification of juvenile for trial as adult — procedure — mandatory hearing, certain offenses — misrepresentation of age, effect.
Section
211.072
Certification as an adult, placement in secure detention facility to continue transfer to adult jail, when, procedure — limitation on time in adult jail — requirements for pretrial-certified juveniles — per diem.
Section
211.073
Transfer to court of general jurisdiction, dual jurisdiction of both criminal and juvenile codes — suspended execution of adult sentence, revocation of juvenile disposition — petition for transfer of custody, hearing — offender age eighteen, hearing — offender age twenty-one, hearing — credit for time served.
Section
211.081
Preliminary inquiry as to institution of proceedings — approval of division necessary for placement outside state — institutional placements, findings required, duties of division, limitations on judge, financial limitations.
Section
211.083
Informal adjustments — court may allow restitution or community service — supervisors of community service immune from suit — child not an employee, when.
Section
211.085
Court may order work in restitution for child — child not an employee.
Section
211.091
Petition in juvenile court — contents — dismissal, juvenile officer to assess impact on best interest of child.
Section
211.093
Orders or judgment of juvenile court to have precedence over certain other court orders or judgments — additional powers, limitations — establishment of paternity, time period.
Section
211.101
Issuance of summons — notice — temporary custody of child — subpoenas.
Section
211.111
Summons, how served.
Section
211.121
Failure to respond to summons, contempt — warrant for custodian of child.
Section
211.131
Taking child into custody, effect — notice to parents — jurisdiction attaches, when.
Section
211.132
Parent, guardian may be made party to proceeding.
Section
211.134
Court may require participation by parent or guardian, purpose — court may order support, when.
Section
211.135
Appearance of child in court, when.
Section
211.141
Child returned to parent, when, conditions — detention on order of court — detention without order, when — assessment of child required, when — random sampling of assessments.
Section
211.151
Places of detention — photographing and fingerprinting, restrictions.
Section
211.156
Care and detention of certain children by county, contribution by state, when.
Section
211.161
Court may require physical or mental examination — costs paid by county.
Section
211.171
Hearing procedure — notification of current foster parents, preadoptive parents and relatives, when — public may be excluded, when — victim impact statement permitted, when.
Section
211.177
Grandparent's right to intervene in action, restrictions, termination.
Section
211.180
Family preservation screenings, conducted when, results.
Section
211.181
Order for disposition or treatment of child — suspension of order and probation granted, when — community organizations, immunity from liability, when — length of commitment may be set forth — assessments, deposits, use.
Section
211.183
Order to include determination of efforts of division — definition of reasonable efforts by division — modification of the permanency plan, when — reasonable efforts not required, when — permanency hearing, when.
Section
211.185
Court may order parents and child to make restitution, when, amount — restitution hearing required, when, procedure — community service — execution of judgment.
Section
211.188
Court may order work for restitution — not an employee.
Section
211.201
Commitment of children to department of mental health, duration — jurisdiction by court and department — extension of commitment, procedure.
Section
211.202
Mentally disordered children, evaluation — disposition — review by court.
Section
211.203
Developmentally disabled children, evaluation — disposition — review by court.
Section
211.206
Duties of department of mental health — discharge by department — notice — jurisdiction of court.
Section
211.207
Youth services division may request evaluation — procedure after evaluation — transfer of custody.
Section
211.211
Right to counsel or guardian ad litem — counsel appointed, when — waiver, exceptions for certain proceedings.
Section
211.221
Religion considered in placing child.
Section
211.231
Indeterminate commitments, exception — exchange of information by court and institution or agency.
Section
211.241
Court orders to parents for support of children, procedure — county to support, when.
Section
211.251
Modification of court orders.
Section
211.261
Appeals.
Section
211.271
Court orders not to affect civil rights — not evidence, exception.
Section
211.281
Costs how adjudged, collected.
Section
211.291
Juvenile courtroom in counties of first and second class — any judge of circuit may hold court, when.
Section
211.301
Juvenile court held in chambers or other room in counties of third and fourth class — transfer of judges.
Section
211.311
Clerk of circuit court to act for juvenile court.
Section
211.319
Juvenile court records and proceedings, abuse and neglect cases, procedure.
Section
211.321
Juvenile court records, confidentiality, exceptions — records of peace officers, exceptions, release of certain information to victim.
Section
211.322
Reports on delinquency and prevention by court on request by division of youth services.
Section
211.326
State courts administrator — valuation of services, development of standards, processes, guidelines relating to juvenile court — consideration of racial disparity.
Section
211.327
Data to be provided to state courts administrator — orientation training, continuing education.
Section
211.331
Detention facilities, superintendent, appointment, compensation — acquisition of land (counties of first and second classification).
Section
211.332
Detention facilities not required to be provided by certain second class counties — law applicable for facilities which are maintained in those counties.
Section
211.341
Detention facilities, how provided — government (third and fourth class counties).
Section
211.343
Detention facilities, standards and rules for operation.
Section
211.351
Juvenile officers, appointment — costs paid, how — grievance review committee of circuit, appointment, members.
Section
211.355
Missouri state juvenile justice advisory board, members, report.
Section
211.361
Qualifications of juvenile officer, how determined — effect on persons now in office.
Section
211.381
Compensation of juvenile court personnel — expenses — salary adjustments.
Section
211.382
Professionals retained by juvenile court, when.
Section
211.393
Definitions — compensation of juvenile officers, apportionment — state to reimburse salaries, when — multicounty circuit provisions — local juvenile court budget, amount maintained, when — exclusion from benefits, when.
Section
211.394
Juvenile court personnel compensation not limited by state contribution — increases, procedure — certain constitutional provision not applicable (Hancock Amendment).
Section
211.401
Duties of juvenile officers — may make arrests — cooperation.
Section
211.411
Law enforcement officials to assist and cooperate with juvenile officers.
Section
211.421
Endangering the welfare of a child or interfering with orders of court.
Section
211.425
Registration of juvenile sex offenders, when — agencies required to register juveniles, when — registration form, contents — registry maintained — confidentiality of registry — penalty for failure to register — termination of requirement, when.
Section
211.431
Violation of law, class A misdemeanor.
Section
211.435
Juvenile justice preservation fund — surcharge on traffic violations — expenditures from fund, when.
Section
211.442
Definitions.
Section
211.443
Construction of sections 211.442 to 211.487.
Section
211.444
Termination of parental rights, when.
Section
211.447
Juvenile officer preliminary inquiry, when — petition to terminate parental rights filed, when — juvenile court may terminate parental rights, when — investigation to be made — grounds for termination.
Section
211.452
Petition for termination, when filed — contents — joinder of cases of more than one child.
Section
211.453
Service of summons, how made — when required — waiver of summons.
Section
211.455
Procedure after filing of petition — determination of service — extension of time for service, when — investigation.
Section
211.459
Dispositional hearing, when held — procedure — immunity for certain persons — privileged communication not to constitute grounds for excluding evidence.
Section
211.462
Appointment of guardian ad litem, when — rights of parent or guardian — county to pay court costs, exceptions.
Section
211.464
Foster parent and others may present evidence, when — notice and opportunity to testify.
Section
211.477
Order of termination, when issued — transfer of legal custody, to whom — alternatives to termination — power of court — granting or denial of petition deemed final judgment.
Section
211.487
Application of sections 211.442 to 211.487 — what law to govern.
Section
211.490
Child placed in residential group facility, eligibility for medical assistance benefits, continuance.
Section
211.500
Establishment of regional juvenile detention districts, when.