{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-610.255","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 610.255","heading":"Peace officer may take child to court -approved center -- Release of child","body":"without formal charges filed.\nThe peace officer may divert the child from the formal court process and take the child to\na court -approved center offering voluntary services to c hildren and release the child\nwithout formal charges being filed, if:\n(1) The offense the child has allegedly committed under the provisions of KRS\n610.010(1) is not a felony offense;\n(2) The peace officer has received the permission of the parent or other  responsible\nadult; and\n(3) The peace officer has followed guidelines which the court has established for such\nrelease.","path":["KRS Chapter 610"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=20158","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:07Z","sha256":"080c01bde66b14d3414f7c1bc2b272019039cd422529b2d7fa1624dda4d2fc79","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-610.250","next":"us-ky/krs-610.260"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}