(On Behalf of the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Human Resources)
January 27, 1997
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary
SUMMARY--Authorizes juvenile courts to place certain juveniles who violate parole in detention, jail or prison. (BDR 5-373)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: Yes.
Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: Yes.
EXPLANATION - Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to juvenile courts; authorizing juvenile courts to place certain juveniles who violate parole in detention, jail or prison; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1 NRS 62.271 is hereby amended to read as follows:
62.271 Whenever the court has taken jurisdiction over a person pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, it may order any person:
1. Under the age of 18 years who has been adjudicated to be delinquent and placed on probation by the court or who is on parole to be placed in a facility for the detention of juveniles for not more than 30 days for the violation of probation [.] or parole.
2. Eighteen years of age or older and under the age of 21 years who has been placed on probation by the court or who is on parole to be placed either in the county jail or the state prison for the violation of probation [.] or parole.
Sec. 2 The provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any additional expenses of a local government that are related to the provisions of this act.
Sec. 3 The amendatory provisions of this act do not apply to offenses that are committed before October 1, 1997.