Kan. Stat. Ann. § 38-2331
Criteria for detention of juvenile in detention facility
Effective Jan 1, 2017L. 2006, ch. 169, § 31; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 165; L. 2012, ch. 69, § 1; L. 2016, ch. 46, § 34; January 1, 2017.
(a) The court shall not enter an order removing a juvenile from the custody of a parent pursuant to this section unless the court first finds that a detention risk assessment conducted pursuant to K.S.A. 75-7023(d), and amendments thereto, has assessed the juvenile as detention-eligible or there are grounds to override the results of a detention risk assessment tool and the court finds probable cause that:
(1) Community-based alternatives to detention are insufficient to:
- (A) Secure the presence of the juvenile at the next hearing as evidenced by a demonstrable record of recent failures to appear at juvenile court proceedings and an exhaustion of detention alternatives; or
- (B) protect the physical safety of another person or property from serious threat if the juvenile is not detained; and
- (2) The court shall state the basis for each finding in writing.
(b) Community-based alternatives to detention shall include, but not be limited to:
- (1) Release on the youth's promise to appear;
- (2) release to a parent, guardian or custodian upon the youth's assurance to secure such youth's appearance;
- (3) release with the imposition of reasonable restrictions on activities, associations, movements and residence specifically related to securing the youth's appearance at the next court hearing;
- (4) release to a voluntary community supervision program;
- (5) release to a mandatory, court-ordered community supervision program;
- (6) release with mandatory participation in an electronic monitoring program with minimal restrictions on the youth's movement; or
- (7) release with mandatory participation in an electronic monitoring program allowing the youth to leave home only to attend school, work, court hearings or other court-approved activities.
(c) No juvenile shall be placed in a juvenile detention center solely due to:
- (1) A lack of supervision alternatives or service options;
- (2) a parent avoiding legal responsibility;
- (3) a risk of self-harm;
- (4) contempt of court;
- (5) a violation of a valid court order; or
- (6) technical violations of conditional release unless there is probable cause that the juvenile poses a significant risk of harm to others or damage to property or the applicable graduated responses or sanctions protocol allows such placement.
- (d) No person 18 years of age or more shall be placed in a juvenile detention center.
L. 2006, ch. 169, § 31; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 165; L. 2012, ch. 69, § 1; L. 2016, ch. 46, § 34; January 1, 2017.