15A.200 Definitions for KRS 15A.210 to 15A.240 and KRS 15A.990. - Kentucky Statutes

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15A.200 Definitions for KRS 15A.210 to 15A.240 and KRS 15A.990. As used in KRS 15A.210 to 15A.240 and KRS 15A.990:
(1) "Certified juvenile facility staff" means individuals who meet the qualifications of, and who have completed a course of education and training developed and
approved by, the Department of Juvenile Justice; (2) "Intermittent holding facility" means a physically secure setting, approved by the Department of Juvenile Justice, which is entirely separated from sight and sound
from all other portions of a jail containing adult prisoners in which a child accused
of a public offense may be detained for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24)
hours, exclusive of weekends and holidays, prior to a detention hearing as provided
in KRS 610.265, and in which children are supervised and observed on a regular
basis by certified juvenile facility staff. Employees of jails who meet the
qualifications of the Department of Juvenile Justice may supervise juvenile as well
as adult prisoners; (3) "Juvenile holding facility" means a physically secure setting, approved by the Department of Juvenile Justice, which is an entirely separate facility or portion or
wing of a building containing an adult jail, which provides total separation between
juvenile and adult facility spatial areas, and which is staffed exclusively by
sufficient certified juvenile facility staff to provide twenty-four (24) hours-per-day,
supervision. Employees of jails who meet the qualifications of the Department of
Juvenile Justice may supervise juvenile as well as adult prisoners; (4) "Secure juvenile detention facility" means any facility used for the secure detention of children other than a jail, police station, lockup, intermittent holding facility, or
any building which is a part of or attached to any facility in which adult prisoners
are confined or which shares staff with a facility in which adult prisoners are
confined; (5) "Youth alternative center" means a nonsecure facility, approved by the Department of Juvenile Justice, for the nonsecure detention of juveniles; and (6) The term "facility" or "facilities" as used in KRS 15A.210 to 15A.240 shall mean the facilities defined in this section. Effective: July 15, 2002
History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 257, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 534, sec. 4, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts
ch. 426, sec. 72, effective July 15, 1998; and ch. 443, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998.
-- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 350, sec. 130, effective April 10, 1988. -- Created
1986 Ky. Acts ch. 423, sec. 172, effective July 1, 1987. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/98). This statute has been amended by 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 443 (making a substantive nonrevisory change) and ch. 426
(which made a name change due to reorganization and is revisory in nature). The
nonrevisory change prevails. KRS 7.136(3). Legislative Research Commission Note. Acts 1986, ch. 423,