(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.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 15A.320

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the Department of Juvenile Justice. See Kentucky Statutes 15A.011
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(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.

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