Kentucky Statutes 635.510 – Criteria for classification as juvenile sexual offender — Juvenile sexual offender assessment
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(1) A child, thirteen (13) years of age or older at the time of the commission of the offense, shall be declared a juvenile sexual offender if the child has been adjudicated guilty of an offense listed in KRS § 635.505(2)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), or (f).
(2) (a) A child, less than thirteen (13) years of age, may be declared a juvenile sexual offender if the child has been adjudicated guilty of an offense listed in KRS
635.505(2).
(b) Any child, thirteen (13) years of age or older, may be declared a juvenile sexual offender if the child has been adjudicated guilty of an offense listed in KRS § 635.505(2)(g).
(3) Upon final adjudication by the juvenile court under subsection (2) of this section, the juvenile court judge shall order a juvenile sexual offender assessment to be conducted on the child by the Department of Juvenile Justice treatment program or by a qualified professional approved by the program which shall recommend whether the child be declared a sexual offender and receive sexual offender treatment. Upon receipt of the findings of the assessment, the juvenile court judge shall determine whether the child shall be declared a juvenile sexual offender, and, if so, shall initiate a referral to the Department of Juvenile Justice treatment program for treatment.
Effective: July 12, 2006
History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 182, sec. 54, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended
2004 Ky. Acts ch. 160, sec. 7, effective July 13, 2004. — Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch.
263, sec. 9, effective July 15, 2002. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 538, sec. 15, effective April 13, 1998. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 358, sec. 62, effective July
15, 1997. — Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 94, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1994.
(2) (a) A child, less than thirteen (13) years of age, may be declared a juvenile sexual offender if the child has been adjudicated guilty of an offense listed in KRS
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 635.510
- juvenile sexual offender: as used in this chapter means an individual who was at the time of the commission of the offense under the age of eighteen (18) years who is not actively psychotic or an individual with an intellectual disability and who has been adjudicated guilty of or has been convicted of or pled guilty to:
(a) A felony under KRS Chapter 510. See Kentucky Statutes 635.505 - Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010 - treatment program: means a continuum of services provided in community and institutional settings designed to provide early intervention and treatment services for juvenile sexual offenders. See Kentucky Statutes 635.505
635.505(2).
(b) Any child, thirteen (13) years of age or older, may be declared a juvenile sexual offender if the child has been adjudicated guilty of an offense listed in KRS § 635.505(2)(g).
(3) Upon final adjudication by the juvenile court under subsection (2) of this section, the juvenile court judge shall order a juvenile sexual offender assessment to be conducted on the child by the Department of Juvenile Justice treatment program or by a qualified professional approved by the program which shall recommend whether the child be declared a sexual offender and receive sexual offender treatment. Upon receipt of the findings of the assessment, the juvenile court judge shall determine whether the child shall be declared a juvenile sexual offender, and, if so, shall initiate a referral to the Department of Juvenile Justice treatment program for treatment.
Effective: July 12, 2006
History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 182, sec. 54, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended
2004 Ky. Acts ch. 160, sec. 7, effective July 13, 2004. — Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch.
263, sec. 9, effective July 15, 2002. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 538, sec. 15, effective April 13, 1998. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 358, sec. 62, effective July
15, 1997. — Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 94, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1994.