Kentucky Revised Statutes
Includes enactments through the 2024 Regular Session
Chapter titles, centered headings, section catchlines, and explanatory notes are for informational purposes only and do not constitute any part of the law. For general laws governing construction of statutes, see KRS Chapter 446.
The KRS database was last updated on 11/20/2024
.010 District Court jurisdiction of juvenile matters.
.012 Exclusive jurisdiction of District Court or family division of Circuit Court concerning temporary detention of suspected runaway.
.015 Procedure when child tried as an adult -- Matters to be tried by Circuit Court -- Release of records.
.020 Complaints.
.030 Preliminary intake inquiry procedures -- Resulting actions -- Formal conference -- Diversion agreement.
.040 Issuance of summons and notice of petition.
.050 Temporary change in custody.
.060 Duty of court upon formal proceeding -- Right to attend proceeding -- Payment for counsel.
.070 Hearings.
.071 Requirement for certain persons to attend hearings -- Penalty.
.072 Attendance of public at hearings in courts participating in pilot project authorized by KRS 21A.190.
.080 Bifurcated hearings in juvenile proceedings.
.090 Prohibitions on use of evidence in subsequent proceedings.
.100 Investigation.
.105 Informal adjustment permissible at any time with notice to parties.
.110 Disposition of case.
.115 Repealed, 1998.
.120 Review or termination of disposition orders.
.125 Permanency hearing after custody given to Department of Juvenile Justice or cabinet.
.127 Parental circumstances negating requirement for reasonable efforts to reunify child with family.
.130 Appeal from disposition order.
.140 Repealed, 1988.
.150 Authority of Circuit Court.
.160 Court-ordered participation in child's treatment.
.170 Court-ordered child support.
.180 Financial penalty when child found delinquent.
.190 Arrest laws applicable to child taken into custody -- Applicability of bail laws -- Protective custody by peace officer -- Custody by person other than peace officer.
.200 Duties of peace officer.
.210 Repealed, 1988.
.220 Permitted purposes for holding child in custody -- Time limitation -- Extension -- Separation from adult prisoners -- Prohibition against attaching child to stationary object.
.230 Repealed, 1988.
.240 Repealed, 1988.
.250 Repealed, 2000.
.255 Peace officer may take child to court-approved center -- Release of child without formal charges filed.
.260 Repealed, 1988.
.265 Detention of children in specified facilities -- Time frame for holding detention hearing -- Release of child required if hearing not held as specified.
.266 Restriction on placement of nonoffender or curfew violator.
.267 Repealed, 2000.
.270 Repealed, 1988.
.280 Considerations for and findings from detention hearing.
.290 Rights of juvenile.
.295 Detention costs -- Assessment against parent after hearing -- Payments when adjudication based on status offense or public offense -- Payment schedule and discharge.
.300 Evidence in public offense investigations.
.310 Medical treatment for child.
.320 Juvenile record and juvenile docket -- Disclosure of information in court and police records concerning juvenile prohibited -- Exceptions -- Use of juvenile records in court.
.330 Expungement of offenses and proceedings from juvenile court records.
.340 Confidentiality of juvenile court records.
.342 Full access to all records relating to a child for that child's attorney -- Enforcement by court order.
.345 School superintendent or principal to be notified when child found guilty or when county attorney makes probable cause determination -- Disclosure of records -- Provision of offense history to school superintendent.
.350 Fees.
.360 Court costs.
.990 Penalty.