Summary


This rule change amends the current guidelines for Admission to Secure Youth Detention Facilities. Per H.B. 239 (2017), a youth charged with three or more non-status criminal misdemeanor offenses in a single episode will no longer be eligible to be admitted to secure detention unless they meet other admission criteria. New class A against person misdemeanors are added to the list of holdable charges to ensure that youth who pose a serious risk to the community could be admitted to detention. Youth ages ten and eleven can only be admitted to secure detention if they are charged with a violent felony. Other holdable conditions, e.g., youth failed to appear at a court hearing within the past twelve months, are removed from this rule. This rule change continues to promote public safety and hold juvenile offenders accountable.