No child who is found to be in contempt of court shall be committed as a public offender as a result of such finding, nor detained because of such finding in a facility other than a secure juvenile detention facility, youth alternative center, an alternative to detention program approved by the Department of Juvenile Justice, or a nonsecure detention alternative. An order of detention for a child found in contempt shall not exceed thirty (30) days.
Effective: July 1, 2015

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History: Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 132, sec. 46, effective July 1, 2015. — Amended
2000 Ky. Acts ch. 193, sec. 15, effective July 14, 2000; and ch. 534. sec. 13, effective July 14, 2000. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 538, sec. 10, effective April
13, 1998. — Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 350, sec. 97, effective April 10, 1988.