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9-27-367. Court costs, fees, and fines.
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9-27-367. Court costs, fees, and fines.
(a) The juvenile division of the circuit court may order the following court costs, fees, and fines to be paid by adjudicated defendants to the circuit court juvenile division fund as provided for in § 16-13-326:
(1) The court may assess an adjudicated delinquent court costs not to exceed thirty-five dollars ($35.00) as provided under § 9-27-330(a)(6);
(2) The court may assess an adjudicated family in need of services court costs not to exceed thirty-five dollars ($35.00) as provided under § 9-27-332(a)(8);
(3) The court may order a probation fee for juveniles adjudicated delinquent not to exceed twenty dollars ($20.00) per month as provided under § 9-27-330(a)(5);
(4) The court may order a juvenile service fee for an adjudicated family in need of services not to exceed twenty dollars ($20.00) per month as provided under § 9-27-332(a)(9);
(5) The court may order a fine for adjudicated delinquents of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) as provided under § 9-27-330(a)(8);
(6) The court may order a fine for an adjudicated family in need of services of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) as provided under § 9-27-332(a)(7); and
(7) A juvenile intake or probation officer may charge a diversion fee limited to no more than twenty dollars ($20.00) per month as provided under § 9-27-323.
(b) The court shall direct that the juvenile division court costs and fees be collected, maintained, and accounted for in the same manner as juvenile probation and juvenile services fees as provided for in § 16-13-326.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-27-367
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9-27-367. Court costs, fees, and fines.
(a) The juvenile division of the circuit court may order the following court costs, fees, and fines to be paid by adjudicated defendants to the circuit court juvenile division fund as provided for in § 16-13-326:
(1) The court may assess an adjudicated delinquent court costs not to exceed thirty-five dollars ($35.00) as provided under § 9-27-330(a)(6);
(2) The court may assess an adjudicated family in need of services court costs not to exceed thirty-five dollars ($35.00) as provided under § 9-27-332(a)(8);
(3) The court may order a probation fee for juveniles adjudicated delinquent not to exceed twenty dollars ($20.00) per month as provided under § 9-27-330(a)(5);
(4) The court may order a juvenile service fee for an adjudicated family in need of services not to exceed twenty dollars ($20.00) per month as provided under § 9-27-332(a)(9);
(5) The court may order a fine for adjudicated delinquents of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) as provided under § 9-27-330(a)(8);
(6) The court may order a fine for an adjudicated family in need of services of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) as provided under § 9-27-332(a)(7); and
(7) A juvenile intake or probation officer may charge a diversion fee limited to no more than twenty dollars ($20.00) per month as provided under § 9-27-323.
(b) The court shall direct that the juvenile division court costs and fees be collected, maintained, and accounted for in the same manner as juvenile probation and juvenile services fees as provided for in § 16-13-326.
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16-13-326. Circuit court juvenile division funds.
(a)(1) All court costs, fines, and fees assessed by the juvenile division of circuit court shall be deposited and accounted for by the county in which they are received.
(2) The court shall have the authority to direct that the fees, court costs, and fines shall be collected by either the juvenile officer, the sheriff, or the clerk of the juvenile division of circuit court or other person designated by the court for the county in which the fees, court costs, and fines are charged.
(b)(1) The officer designated by the court to collect juvenile fees, court costs, and fines shall deposit the fees, court costs, and fines into the appropriate fund and monthly deposit the fees, court costs, and fines into the fund in the county treasury of the county where the fees are collected.
(2)(A) In a judicial district with multiple judges designated to hear juvenile cases in the district plan under Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 14, the majority of the judges shall determine who is to be in charge of the collection and accounting of fees, court costs, and fines.
(B) If there is no majority, the administrative judge is to determine who shall be in charge of the collection and accounting of fees, court costs, and fines as provided by this section.
(3)(A) However, in judicial districts having more than one (1) county, the majority of the judges or the administrative judge may designate the treasurer of one (1) of the counties in the district as the depository of all juvenile and diversion fees, court costs, and fines collected in the district.
(B) The treasurer so designated by the court shall maintain a separate account of the juvenile fees, court costs, and fines collected in each county in the district so that fee
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-13-326
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 16-13-326. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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9-27-323. Diversion — Conditions — Agreement — Completion — Definition.
(a) If the prosecuting attorney, after consultation with the intake officer, determines that a diversion of a delinquency case is in the best interests of the juvenile and the community, the officer with the consent of the juvenile and his or her parent, guardian, or custodian may attempt to make a satisfactory diversion of a case.
(b) If the intake officer determines that a diversion of a family in need of services case is in the best interest of the juvenile and the community, the officer with the consent of the petitioner, juvenile, and his or her parent, guardian, or custodian may attempt to make a satisfactory diversion of a case.
(c) In addition to the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, a diversion of a case is subject to the following conditions:
(1) The juvenile has admitted his or her involvement in:
(A) A delinquent act for a delinquency diversion; or
(B) A family in need of services act for a family in need of services diversion;
(2) The intake officer advises the juvenile and his or her parent, guardian, or custodian that they have the right to refuse a diversion of the case and demand the filing of a petition and a formal adjudication;
(3) Any diversion agreement is entered into voluntarily and intelligently by the juvenile with the advice of his or her attorney or by the juvenile with the consent of a parent, guardian, or custodian if the juvenile is not represented by counsel;
(4) The diversion agreement provides for the supervision of a juvenile or the referral of the juvenile to a public or private agency for services not to exceed six (6) months;
(5) All other terms of a diversion agreement do not exceed nine (9) months; and
(6) The juven
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-27-323
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 9-27-323. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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9-27-330. Disposition — Delinquency — Alternatives.
(a) If a juvenile is found to be delinquent, the circuit court may enter an order making any of the following dispositions based upon the best interest of the juvenile:
(1)(A) Transfer legal custody of the juvenile to any licensed agency responsible for the care of delinquent juveniles or to a relative or other individual.
(B)(i) Commit the juvenile to the Division of Youth Services using the validated risk assessment system for Arkansas juvenile offenders selected by the Juvenile Judges Committee of the Arkansas Judicial Council with the division and distributed and administered by the Administrative Office of the Courts.
(ii)(a) The validated risk assessment system selected by the Juvenile Judges Committee of the Arkansas Judicial Council with the division shall be:
(1) The only validated risk assessment used by courts for commitment;
(2) Used throughout the state; and
(3) Applied to all commitment decisions for all juvenile offenders.
(b) The validated risk assessment may be changed to another validated risk assessment system by the Juvenile Judges Committee of the Arkansas Judicial Council with the division.
(iii)(a) In an order of commitment, the court may recommend that a juvenile be placed in a treatment program or community-based program instead of a youth services center and shall make specific findings in support of such a placement in the order.
(b) The court shall also specify in its recommendation whether it is requesting a division aftercare plan upon the juvenile's release from the division.
(c) A court may not commit a juvenile to the division if the juvenile is adjudicated delinquent of only a misdemeanor offense unless the:
(1) Juvenile is determined to be moderate risk or high
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-27-330
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 9-27-330. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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9-27-332. Disposition — Family in need of services — Generally.
(a) If a family is found to be in need of services, the circuit court may enter an order making any of the following dispositions:
(1)(A) To order family services to rehabilitate the juvenile and his or her family.
(B)(i) If the Department of Human Services is the provider for family services, the family services shall be limited to those services available by the Department of Human Services' community-based providers or contractors, excluding the contractors with the Division of Children and Family Services of the Department of Human Services and services of the Department of Human Services for which the family applies and is determined eligible.
(ii) To prevent removal when the Department of Human Services is the provider for family services, the court shall make written findings outlining how each service is intended to prevent removal;
(2)(A) If it is in the best interest of the juvenile, transfer custody of juvenile family members to another licensed agency responsible for the care of juveniles or to a relative or other individual.
(B) If it is in the best interest of the juvenile and because of acts or omissions by the parent, guardian, or custodian, removal is necessary to protect the juvenile's health and safety, transfer custody to the Department of Human Services.
(C) A juvenile in the custody of the Department of Human Services is “awaiting foster care placement”, as that term is used in the definition of “homeless children and youths” in the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. § 11434a(2), if the juvenile:
(i) Is placed in a shelter, facility, or other short-term placement with a plan of moving the juvenile within ninety (90) days;
(ii) Is transferred to an emerg
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-27-332
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 9-27-332. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.