§ 635.010 Complaint — Duties of county attorney and court-designated worker
§ 635.020 Criteria for determining how child is to be tried
§ 635.025 Transfer of a youth to an adult facility by sentencing Circuit Court — Hearing
§ 635.040 Effect of adjudication by juvenile court
§ 635.050 Detention of child after adjudication
§ 635.055 Detention of child found in contempt of court
§ 635.060 Options of court at dispositional hearing — Mental health assessment for committed child
§ 635.070 Discharge from commitment or guardianship
§ 635.080 Jurisdiction for second offenses — Community services work program orders
§ 635.083 Court’s continuing jurisdiction over juvenile repeat offenders
§ 635.085 Imposition of fines
§ 635.090 Options when child’s case not to be handled under KRS Chapter 640 — Commitment to Department of Juvenile Justice
§ 635.095 Authority to promulgate administrative regulations
§ 635.100 Graduated sanctions protocol for violation of supervised placement terms or conditions — Effect of escape, absence without leave, or violation of conditions of placement — Administrative hearings and regulations
§ 635.110 Human immunodeficiency virus testing for juveniles accused of certain sexual offenses — Results — Counseling when test positive
§ 635.120 Release of records of juvenile tried as an adult
§ 635.500 Operation of treatment program for juvenile sexual offenders — Purpose
§ 635.505 Definitions for chapter
§ 635.510 Criteria for classification as juvenile sexual offender — Juvenile sexual offender assessment
§ 635.515 Treatment time — Treatment agreement — Reports — Reviews
§ 635.520 Responsibility for design of program — Agreements with public and private agencies
§ 635.525 Maintenance of data — Annual report
§ 635.527 Disclosure of communications made in course of sexual offender’s diagnosis and treatment
§ 635.545 File of participants to be maintained — Biennial report on whether participants later committed sex-related or other criminal offenses
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes > Chapter 635 - Public Offenders

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Capital offense: A crime punishable by death.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • 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
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • validated risk and needs assessment: means an actuarial tool scientifically proven to determine a person's risk to reoffend and criminal risk factors, that when properly addressed, can reduce that person's likelihood of committing future criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010