KRS 635.080: Jurisdiction for second offenses -- Community services work program

orders.

(1) If a child who has not reached his eighteenth birthday commits a new offense while

under the jurisdiction of the court or during the period of commitment, the court of

the county where the new offense is committed shall have jurisdiction of the new

offense for purposes of adjudication but may transfer the case for disposition to the

court having jurisdiction of the prior offense.

(2) If a child has been adjudicated a publ ic offender, the court in its discretion may

order participation in a community services work program. If the child is committed

to the Department of Juvenile Justice on a previous offense, the child shall not be

released from commitment if ordered to a wo rk program until the completion of his

commitment. If a child has entered into a diversion agreement pursuant to KRS

610.030, the diversion agreement may require participation in a community services

work program. The work program shall be of a constructiv e nature designed to

promote the rehabilitation of the child. The program shall be appropriate to the age

level and physical ability of the child and shall be combined with counseling and

supervision from a probation officer or other responsible person. Th e work program

shall not be scheduled during such times that would interfere with educational,

occupational, or religious obligations of the child. Assignment to a community

services work program shall be made to a governmental or nonprofit community

organization for a specified period of time, not to exceed one hundred twenty (120)

hours. A child may be directed to participate in a community services work program

as provided in this subsection for the purposes of restitution. Participation in

community-services-related projects shall not be deemed employment for any

purpose, and the child shall not be deemed an employee or agent of the entity for

which he performs the community service work.