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Juvenile Matters

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Short title and purposes of chapter

Definitions

Scope of chapter

Powers and duties of probation officers

Summary offenses

Masters

Costs and expenses of care of child

Inspection of court files and records

Law enforcement records

Juvenile history record information

Parental participation

Guardian ad litem for child in court proceedings

Commencement of proceedings

Transfer from criminal proceedings

Informal adjustment

Taking into custody

Detention of child

Release or delivery to court

Place of detention

Dependency in lieu of delinquency

Release from detention or commencement of proceedings

Informal hearing

Subpoena

Petition

Release or holding of hearing

Conduct of hearings

Notice and hearing

Use of restraints on children during court proceedings

Right to counsel

Right to counsel for children in dependency and delinquency proceedings

Other basic rights

Investigation and report

Consent decree

Adjudication

Court-appointed special advocates

Disposition of dependent child

Authority of court upon petition to remove child from foster parent

Disposition of delinquent child

Treatment records

Interagency information sharing

Limitation on and change in place of commitment

Effect of adjudication

Transfer to criminal proceedings

Disposition of mentally ill or mentally retarded child

Rights and duties of legal custodian

Assessment of delinquent children by the State Sexual Offenders Assessment Board

Disposition of nonresident child

Disposition of resident child received from another state

Ordering foreign supervision

Supervision under foreign order

Powers of foreign probation officers

Definitions

Juvenile Court Judges' Commission

Powers and duties

Power to make grants

Funding

Chapter Notes