211.141. Child returned to parent, when, conditions--detention on order of court--detention without order, when--assessment of child required, when--random sampling of assessments.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

211.141. Child returned to parent, when, conditions--detention on order of court--detention without order, when--assessment of child required, when--random sampling of assessments.

Child returned to parent, when, conditions--detention on orderof court--detention without order, when--assessment of child required,when--random sampling of assessments.

211.141. 1. When a child is taken into custody as provided insection 211.131, the person taking the child into custody shall, unless ithas been otherwise ordered by the court, return the child to his or herparent, guardian or legal custodian on the promise of such person to bringthe child to court, if necessary, at a stated time or at such times as thecourt may direct. The court may also impose other conditions relating toactivities of the child. If these additional conditions are not met, thecourt may order the child detained as provided in section 211.151. Ifadditional conditions are imposed, the child shall be notified that failureto adhere to the conditions may result in the court imposing morerestrictive conditions or ordering the detention of the child. If theperson taking the child into custody believes it desirable, he may requestthe parent, guardian or legal custodian to sign a written promise to bringthe child into court and acknowledging any additional conditions imposed onthe child.

2. If the child is not released as provided in subsection 1 of thissection, he or she may be conditionally released or detained in any placeof detention specified in section 211.151 but only on order of the courtspecifying the reason for the conditional release or the detention. Theparent, guardian or legal custodian of the child shall be notified of theterms of the conditional release or the place of detention as soon aspossible.

3. The juvenile officer may conditionally release or detain a childfor a period not to exceed twenty-four hours if it is impractical to obtaina written order from the court because of the unreasonableness of the houror the fact that it is a Sunday or holiday. The conditional release shallbe as provided in subsection 1 of this section, and the detention shall beas provided in section 211.151. A written record of such conditionalrelease or detention shall be kept and a report in writing filed with thecourt. In the event that the judge is absent from his circuit, or isunable to act, the approval of another circuit judge of the same oradjoining circuit must be obtained as a condition or continuing theconditional release or detention of a child for more than twenty-fourhours.

4. In any matter referred to the juvenile court pursuant to section211.031, the juvenile officer shall make a risk and needs assessment of thechild and, before the disposition of the matter, shall report the resultsof the assessment to the juvenile court. The assessment shall be writtenon a standardized form approved by the office of state courtsadministrator.

5. The division, in cooperation with juvenile officers and juvenilecourts, shall at least biennially review a random sample of assessments ofchildren and the disposition of each child's case to recommend assessmentand disposition equity throughout the state. Such review shall identifyany evidence of racial disparity in certification. Such review shall beconducted in a manner which protects the confidentiality of the casesexamined.