Arizona Laws 41-2812. Collection of maintenance for committed youth
A. When a youth is committed by the proper court to the department or to any facility under its jurisdiction, and an order is made by the proper court concerning the charges, expenses and maintenance payable by the committed youth or the youth’s estate, parent or guardian, the director shall acknowledge receipt of the money received to the person concerned and shall deposit the money received in the department of juvenile corrections restitution fund established by section 41-2826 for the purpose of funding work restitution programs for juveniles.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 41-2812
- Department: means the department of juvenile corrections. See Arizona Laws 41-2801
- Director: means the director of the department of juvenile corrections. See Arizona Laws 41-2801
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Month: means a calendar month unless otherwise expressed. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
- Secure care: means confinement in a facility that is completely surrounded by a locked and physically secure barrier with restricted ingress and egress. See Arizona Laws 41-2801
- youth: means a person who has been committed according to law to the department of juvenile corrections for supervision, rehabilitation, treatment and education and who is either:
(a) At least fourteen years of age and under eighteen years of age. See Arizona Laws 41-2801
B. When a youth is committed by the proper court to the department or to any facility under its jurisdiction, at the request of the parent or guardian, the charges, expenses and maintenance of the youth while in such custody, and the youth’s transportation to a secure care facility, shall be paid by the parent or guardian unless the court or the department, for good cause shown, otherwise orders, in which case transportation shall be paid by the county where the commitment issues and the charges, expenses and maintenance, in whole or in part, shall be paid by this state. The department, on receipt of any payment, shall follow the procedure in subsection A of this section.
C. The director shall institute proceedings for the collection of delinquent payments to the department in the proper court on petition and notice to the party concerned.
D. When a youth is committed by the court to the department and ordered to pay a fee of not less than fifty dollars each month for the supervision of the committed youth, the parent or guardian of the youth may pay the fee directly to the department for deposit into the department of juvenile corrections restitution fund.