SPONSOR: Keathley
This bill creates requirements for juvenile detention hearings including:
(1) The hearing must be held on the record and to be subject to the same procedural and substantive rules as a preliminary hearing in a criminal prosecution;
(2) The court must first inform the juvenile of the juvenile's right to counsel, including appointed counsel;
(3) The court must receive certain probable cause evidence and evidence relevant to the necessity to detain a juvenile; and
(4) The court must evaluate whether a juvenile satisfies certain specified factors before the juvenile can be detained.
Statutes affected: