8-246. Jurisdiction; length of commitment;
placement; assessment
A. When jurisdiction of a juvenile has been acquired by the juvenile court, the
juvenile shall continue under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court until the juvenile
attains eighteen years of age, unless sooner discharged pursuant to law. From the time of
commitment to the department of juvenile corrections, a juvenile shall be subject to the
control of the department of juvenile corrections until the juvenile's absolute discharge
or until expiration of the commitment on the juvenile's eighteenth birthday.
B. Except pursuant to section 8-341, subsection N and section 8-344, the awarding
of a juvenile shall not extend beyond the juvenile's eighteenth birthday, and commitment
to the department of juvenile corrections shall be until the juvenile attains eighteen
years of age unless sooner discharged by the department of juvenile corrections.
C. The supreme court in cooperation with the department of juvenile corrections and
other state agencies shall develop a common risk needs assessment instrument to be used
for each juvenile who is referred to the juvenile court. The juvenile court shall update
the risk needs assessment on each subsequent referral of the juvenile to the juvenile
court, and the court shall use the risk needs assessment to determine the appropriate
disposition of the juvenile. The supreme court in cooperation with the department of
juvenile corrections shall develop guidelines to be used by juvenile court judges in
determining those juveniles who should be committed to the department of juvenile
corrections.
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