KRS 635.515: Treatment time -- Treatment agreement -- Reports -- Reviews.

(1) A child declared a juvenile sexual offender shall be committed to the custody of the

Department of Juvenile Justice and shall receive sexual offender treatment for not

more than three (3) years, except that this period of sexual offender treatment may

be extended for one (1) additional year by the sentencing court upon motion of the

Department of Juvenile Justice, and the juvenile sexual offender shall not remain in

the care of the Department of Juvenile Justice after the age of twenty-one (21) years.

(2) Based on the assessment and evaluation of the juvenile sexual offender and his

family, the Department of Juvenile Justice shall utilize the treatment setting which

provides the least restrictive alternative as defined in KRS 600.020.

(3) The program shall d evelop a written treatment agreement upon the child's

placement in a community setting, detailing the responsibilities of the juvenile

sexual offender, his family, and the program to include but not be limited to:

attendance; participation in education; pa rticipation in planning and completion of

treatment goals; curfew; visit of appropriate staff to the home; participation in

parenting groups and family counseling; continued contact with the program,

schools, and courts; insurance of legal rights; and discharge criteria.

(4) The written treatment agreement shall be presented to the court, and the court shall

include the agreement as part of the order except for good cause shown.

(5) The program shall be responsible for sending written reports every sixty (6 0) days

to the juvenile court judge concerning the participation of the juvenile sexual

offender and family in the treatment program. The written report shall include

information about the treatment received by the juvenile sexual offender and family,

an assessment of the sexual offender's current condition, and recommendations by

the program staff.

(6) The case may be called for review upon the recommendation of the program staff or

by the juvenile court judge at any time during the course of treatment. Th e review

may be called to consider documentation of noncompliance, absenteeism, or

unwillingness to acknowledge responsibility for sexually inappropriate behavior

which may be remedied through the contempt powers of the court.

(7) A court review shall be r equested by the program sixty (60) days prior to the

recommended program release date. The juvenile court judge shall schedule a

hearing to formally consider the recommendation of release from the program.