§ 49-4A-18. Prohibited Possession of Certain Goods by Youth
As used in this Code section, the term: “Director” means the commissioner or any director of a juvenile detention center or his or her designee, or any other person who is responsible for the overall management and operation of a center. “Juvenile detention center” means a regional youth detention center or youth development center operated […]
§ 49-4A-8. Commitment of Delinquent Children; Procedure; Cost; Return of Mentally Ill or Developmentally Disabled Children; Escapees; Discharge; Evidence of Commitment; Records; Restitution
When the court does not release a delinquent child unconditionally or place him or her on probation or in a suitable public or private institution or agency, the court may commit such child to the department as provided in Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 15; provided, however, that no delinquent child shall be […]
§ 49-4A-9. Sentence of Youthful Offenders; Modification of Order; Review; Participation in Programs
Any child who has previously been adjudged to have committed an act which is a felony if tried in a superior court and who, on a second or subsequent occasion, is convicted of a felony in a superior court may, in the discretion of the court, be sentenced into the custody of the department as […]
§ 49-4A-10. Escape From Juvenile Detention Facility; Petition; Commitment
Whenever any child shall escape from any juvenile detention facility, the department shall file a petition in the court having jurisdiction and, upon conviction, he or she shall be committed for an additional 12 months in a juvenile detention facility under the jurisdiction of the department or to another institution under the Department of Corrections. […]
§ 49-4A-11. Aiding or Encouraging Child to Escape; Hindering Apprehension of Child
Any person who shall knowingly aid, assist, or encourage any child who has been committed to the department to escape or to attempt to escape its control or custody shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years. Any […]
§ 49-4A-12. Special School District
The Department of Juvenile Justice shall be a special school district which shall be given the same funding consideration for federal funds that school districts within this state are given. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the schools within the department shall be under the control of the commissioner who shall […]
§ 49-4A-13. Family Attention Home; Assessment of Risk and Plan of Care
As used in this Code section, the term “family attention home” means a private family home that has contracted with the Department of Juvenile Justice to provide 24 hour, short-term care for youth in the custody of the department and placed by the department in the home. Said youth are either awaiting a juvenile court […]
§ 49-4A-14. Compensation for Damage to Apparel by Youth Under Custody
As used in this Code section, the term “apparel” includes eyeglasses, hearing aids, clothing, and similar items worn on the person of the employee. When action by a youth under the control and custody of the department results in damage to an item of apparel, the department shall compensate the employee for the loss in […]
§ 49-4A-15. Guard Lines
Guard lines shall be established by the commissioner or his or her designated representative in charge at the various juvenile detention centers and youth development centers in the same manner that land lines are established, except that, at each corner of the lines, signs must be used on which shall be plainly stamped or written: […]
§ 49-4A-16. Unlawful Crossing or Passage of Certain Items Across Guard Lines; Penalty
As used in this Code section, the term “guard lines” means the lines established pursuant to Code Section 49-4A-15. It shall be unlawful for any person to cause to be introduced across guard lines or to come inside such guard lines with: A gun, pistol, knife, or any other weapon or a bullet, ammunition, or […]