(1) The department shall make periodic reassessments of all juvenile offenders committed to it for the purpose of determining whether existing orders and dispositions in individual cases should be modified or continued in force. Assessments may be made as frequently as the department considers desirable and shall be made with respect to every juvenile offender at intervals not exceeding one (1) year. Reports of periodic reassessments made pursuant to this section shall be filed with the court from which the juvenile offender was committed.
(2)  The department shall keep written records of assessments, prognosis, and all orders concerning disposition or treatment of every juvenile offender committed to it.
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Terms Used In Idaho Code 20-530

  • Assessment: means a comprehensive and individualized examination of the mental health, substance use, or other needs for a juvenile that typically results in treatment interventions and recommendations. See Idaho Code 20-502
  • Court: means any district court within the state of Idaho or magistrate division thereof. See Idaho Code 20-502
  • Department: means the state department of juvenile corrections. See Idaho Code 20-502
  • Juvenile: means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age or who was less than eighteen (18) years of age at the time of any alleged act, omission or status. See Idaho Code 20-502
  • Juvenile offender: means a person under the age of eighteen (18) years at the time of any act, omission or status and who has been adjudicated as being within the purview of this chapter. See Idaho Code 20-502
(3)  Failure of the department to assess a committed juvenile offender or to reassess him within one (1) year of a previous assessment shall not of itself entitle the juvenile offender to discharge from the control of the department but shall entitle him to petition the committing court for an order of discharge and the court shall discharge him unless the department satisfies the court of the need for further control.