The peace officer may divert the child from the formal court process and take the child to a court-approved center offering voluntary services to children and release the child without formal charges being filed, if:

1. (1) The offense the child has allegedly committed under the provisions of KRS 610.010(1) is not a felony offense;
2. (2) The peace officer has received the permission of the parent or other responsible adult; and
3. (3) The peace officer has followed guidelines which the court has established for such release.

Effective: July 15, 2008

History: Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 87, sec. 19, effective July 15, 2008. -- Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 350, sec. 31, effective April 10, 1988.