Administrative
Order 09-3: Implementation
of an Owyhee County
Juvenile Screening Team Pursuant to Idaho
Whereas the Idaho
Supreme Court entered an Order amending Rule 19 of the Idaho Juvenile Rules on
January 28, 2009, providing for the creation of a screening team in juvenile
matters prior to the commitment of a juvenile to the custody of the Department
of Juvenile Corrections, and
Whereas Idaho
Juvenile Rule 19(a) prohibits the commitment of a juvenile to the Department of
Juvenile Corrections unless the court probation officer has convened a
screening team to evaluate alternatives to commitment; and
Whereas, Section
1-907, Idaho Code grants the Administrative District Judge authority over the
operation of the district courts and magistrates within the district, and
Now, therefore, it
is Ordered that:
1) Pursuant to
Idaho Code section 20-523, there is hereby created an Owyhee County Juvenile
Screening Team, which shall be convened by an officer of the Owyhee County
Probation Department, who shall also be responsible for a written report to the
Court, unless otherwise directed; and
2) The team shall
consist of representatives from the Owyhee County Juvenile Probation Office,
Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections, the Idaho Department of Health and
Welfare, the Owyhee County Prosecuting Attorney, and the juvenile’s
attorney. With the consent of the Court, in particular cases the team may also
include other persons that the court may deem appropriate, including local
school officials and parents, custodians, or guardians of the juvenile; and
3) The Owyhee
County Juvenile Screening Team shall convene whenever necessary to consider any
juvenile offender where commitment to the Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections
is a potential Disposition.
It Is Hereby
Ordered.
Dated this 19th day of March, 2009.
Signed by Juneal C. Kerrick, Administrative
District Judge
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