{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-610.110","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 610.110","heading":"Disposition of case.","body":"(1) The disposition shall determine the action to be taken by the court on behalf of, and\nin the best interest of, the child under the provisions of KRS Chapter 630 or 635.\n(2) At the disposition, all information helpful in making a proper disposition, includi ng\noral and written reports and the results of a validated risk and needs assessment,\nshall be received by the court in compliance with subsection (1) of this section and\nrelied upon to the extent of their probative value, provided that the parties or thei r\ncounsel shall be afforded an opportunity to examine and controvert the reports.\n(3) The court shall, and the Department of Juvenile Justice may upon request, notify the\nlaw enforcement agency of the child's city, county, or urban -county of residence as\nappropriate and the law enforcement agencies where any offense was committed of\nthe disposition of each case and of each child committed by the court who is placed\nin a residential treatment facility by the Department of Juvenile Justice or the\ncabinet.\n(4) If any court commits a child to the Department of Juvenile Justice or the cabinet, a\nchild-caring facility, or child-placing agency, the court shall cause to be transmitted\nto the Department of Juvenile Justice or the cabinet, facility, or agency, as\nappropriate, a certified copy of the commitment order, together with a summary of\nthe court's information concerning the child. A certified copy of the court order\nshall be proof of the authority of the Department of Juvenile Justice or the cabinet,\nfacility, or agency to hold the child. Such certified order shall be sufficient authority\nfor any law enforcement officer to take into custody any person named therein and\ndeliver him or her to such a place as shall be directed by the Department of Juvenile\nJustice or the cabinet, facility, or agency given custody of him or her in the order.\n(5) In placing a child on probation in a home or boarding home, or in committing a\nchild to a child -caring facility or child -placing agency, the court shall as far as\npracticable select a home, facility, or agency operated or governed by persons of a\nsimilar religious faith as the parents of the child.\n(6) Upon motion of the child and agreement of the Department of Juvenile Justice or\nthe cabinet, as appropriate, the court may aut horize an extension of commitment up\nto age twenty -one (21) for the purpose of permitting the Department of Juvenile\nJustice or the cabinet, as appropriate, to assist the child in establishing independent\nliving arrangements if a return to the child's home is not in his or her best interest.","path":["KRS Chapter 610"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=43505","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:07Z","sha256":"b4d55626e754ecd3640d525ff13b4028df6423e78f26e012dad7144855f21521","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-610.105","next":"us-ky/krs-610.115"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}