210.568. Juvenile offender regimented discipline program, certain counties--commitments, manner--vote required to establish program, ballot.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

210.568. Juvenile offender regimented discipline program, certain counties--commitments, manner--vote required to establish program, ballot.

Juvenile offender regimented discipline program, certaincounties--commitments, manner--vote required to establish program,ballot.

210.568. 1. In a county of the first classification with apopulation of at least two hundred thousand that adjoins no other countiesof the first classification, the governing body of the county after anaffirmative vote pursuant to subsection 2 of this section, may establishwithin the county a "Juvenile Offender Regimented Discipline Program", tobe known as the "Juvenile Offender Boot Camp of .......... County". Afterestablishment of such a program within any county of the firstclassification, the juvenile court of the circuit may, notwithstanding anyprovision of chapter 211, RSMo, commit any person to such program for aduration to be determined by the court, but not to exceed the time whichthe juvenile court retains jurisdiction over such person. Commitments tothe program shall be reserved for persons subject to the jurisdiction ofthe juvenile court who have been adjudicated or found to have committed anact which would constitute a felony if committed by an adult, or personssubject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court who, in the determinationof the court, would benefit from a commitment to the program.

2. No county of the first classification shall establish a regimenteddiscipline program pursuant to this section until the establishment of sucha program has been approved by a majority of the voters of the countyvoting thereon. The question may be submitted in substantially thefollowing form:

"Shall the county of ......... establish a regimented disciplineprogram, to be known as the "Juvenile Offender Boot Camp of .........County", for the treatment and rehabilitation of juvenile delinquents?"

â ã YES â ã NO

3. If a majority of the voters voting thereon are in favor of theproposal submitted pursuant to subsection 2 of this section, the countycommission may establish the program. If a majority of the voters votingthereon are not in favor of the proposal submitted pursuant to subsection 2of this section, the county commission shall not establish the program andshall not resubmit the question to the voters of the county for a period ofat least one year after the date of such election.

4. Any regimented discipline program established pursuant to thissection may be modeled after the regimented discipline program administeredby the department of corrections pursuant to section 217.378, RSMo.