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15A.320 Youth alternative centers.
(1) Any county, urban-county, or charter county may apply to the Department of
Juvenile Justice to construct, operate, or contract for the operation of a youth
alternative center.
(2) The youth alternative center shall be a nonsecure facility and shall be under the
jurisdiction of that governing body, subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(3) The youth alternative center shall be used only for the detention of juveniles. The
youth alternative center shall not be part of a county jail or other facility that houses
adult offenders.
(4) The youth alternative center may be used as a place of detention for juveniles by
order of a court prior to adjudication and after adjudication regardless of whether
the child is a status offender, public offender, or youthful offender.
Effective: July 14, 2000
History: Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 534, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000.