Idaho Bills

Amends existing law to provide that a juvenile offender shall appear before the Custody Review Board in certain instances.

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the diversion process and to provide for an informal adjustment for a juvenile offender.

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding detention of a juvenile in a jail or lockup for adults and to revise a provision regarding standards for detention.

The purpose of this legislation is to expand protections regarding juvenile sight and sound separation and jail removal, and to better define when a juvenile can legally be held in an adult jail or lockup. This update also ensurestheIdahosystemalignswithnationalresearchandrequirementsunderthereauthorizedJuvenileJustice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA).