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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 610.290: Rights of juvenile.

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  1. KRS Chapter 610

(1) Unless a hearing is held within the time frame established by KRS 610.265, and the

necessity for detention properly established, the child shall be released to the

custody of his parents, person exercising custodial control or supervision or other

responsible adult pending further disposition of the case.

(2) The child shall have a right to counsel at his detention hearing determining his right

to freedom pending the disposition of his case, and his parents, person exercising

custodial control or supervisio n or other responsible adult shall have a right to

attend the hearing if such attendance will not unnecessarily delay the hearing. Any

person aggrieved by a proceeding under this subsection may proceed by habeas

corpus to the Circuit Court.

(3) Whether the child is released before or after a hearing, or is detained as a result of

such hearing, the child and his parents, person exercising custodial control or

supervision or other responsible adult shall be given written notice of the time and

place of the adjudicatory hearing concerning the child and an account of the specific

charges against the child, including the specific statute alleged to have been

violated. Such notice shall be given at least seventy -two (72) hours prior to the

initial hearing on the case.

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