{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-47.12.270","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 47.12.270","heading":"Juvenile probation officers.","body":"(a) The department shall employ juvenile probation officers. A juvenile probation officer shall exercise the duties of a probation officer and shall prepare preliminary investigations and assist and advise the court in the furtherance of the welfare and control of a minor under the court's jurisdiction. A juvenile probation officer shall also carry out other duties in the care and treatment of minors that are consistent with the intent of this chapter.\n(b) A juvenile probation officer has the powers of a peace officer with respect to the service of process and arresting a minor when\n(1) a court has issued an arrest warrant;\n(2) there is probable cause to believe the minor has violated conditions of conduct or probation; or\n(3) probable cause exists for believing that the minor has escaped from or unlawfully evaded a placement made under AS 47.12.120(b)(1).","path":["Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions.","Chapter 12. Delinquent Minors."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#47.12.270","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:52Z","sha256":"78fd3ddfb3f3b393c3b2347ac801a029d6cb0352f82f1cd0bf075264828cdd7e","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-47.12.260","next":"us-ak/as-47.12.300"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}