41-2820. Discharge
A. Each youth shall be discharged from the jurisdiction of the department on
attaining eighteen years of age.
B. If the department determines that the youth's treatment, rehabilitation and
education pursuant to the individual treatment plan have been successfully completed and
that there is a reasonable probability that the youth will observe the law and will not
be a threat to the public's safety if at liberty, the youth may be granted a discharge.
On the discharge of a youth pursuant to this subsection, the department shall promptly
notify the committing court, the county attorney in the county in which the youth was
committed and the victim or the victim's representative of the discharge.
C. Except as provided in subsection D of this section, a youth shall be discharged
from the jurisdiction of the department of juvenile corrections if the youth is convicted
of a felony offense.
D. A youth who is convicted of a felony offense and who committed the offense while
residing in a secure care facility operated by the department of juvenile corrections
either:
1. Shall be discharged from the department of juvenile corrections if the youth is
sentenced to the state department of corrections.
2. May be discharged from the department of juvenile corrections if the youth is
placed on adult probation and all the following apply:
(a) The youth has completed the minimum length of stay in secure care, if any, that
was assigned by the committing juvenile court pursuant to section 8-341.
(b) The youth would have been eligible to be placed on conditional liberty pursuant
to section 41-2818.
(c) The youth is subject to the jurisdiction of an adult probation department.
E. A youth may be discharged from the jurisdiction of the department if the youth
is placed by civil commitment under the jurisdiction of another agency.
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