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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 635.083: Court's continuing jurisdiction over juvenile repeat offenders.

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  1. KRS Chapter 635

(1) A juvenile convicted of or adjudged delinquent of three (3) or more offenses, other

than violations or status offenses, by the juvenile session of District Court, shall be

retained under the jurisdiction and supervision of the court with regard to the

commission of that offense until the child reaches the age of eighteen (18), except

that if the child is convicted of or adjudged delinquent of a third or subsequent

misdemeanor offense after the child reaches the age of seventeen (17) years and six

(6) months, the court's jurisdiction and supervision shall continue for a period not to

exceed one (1) year. This jurisdiction shall continue even after the service of

incarceration or other court -ordered punishment in the form of conditional

discharge. Violation of the terms and conditions of conditional discharge shall be

punished as contempt of court.

(2) The provisions of this section shall not apply to adjudications of delinquency for

more than one (1) misdemeanor arising from the same incident.

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