§ 49-4A-7. Powers and Duties of Department
The department shall be authorized to: Accept for detention in a juvenile detention facility any child who is committed to the department under Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 15; Provide probation and other court services for children pursuant to a request from a court under Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 15; […]
§ 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 […]
§ 49-4-191. Establishment and Enforcement of Standards and Procedures by Department
The department shall establish and enforce standards and procedures to: Screen and identify recipients of TANF assistance with a history of being victims of domestic violence, while protecting the confidentiality of any such recipients; Refer any such recipients to counseling and supportive services; and Waive, pursuant to a determination of good cause, other program requirements […]
§ 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 […]
§ 49-4-192. Establishment of Pilot Learnfare Program
As used in this Code section, the term: “Program” means the LEARNFARE program established in this Code section. “Teen-ager” means a person at least 13 years of age but not more than 16 years of age who is included in a grant of TANF assistance, who is residing with a parent or guardian, and who […]