{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-635.515","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 635.515","heading":"Treatment time -- Treatment agreement -- Reports -- Reviews.","body":"(1) A child declared a juvenile sexual offender shall be committed to the custody of the\nDepartment of Juvenile Justice and shall receive sexual offender treatment for not\nmore than three (3) years, except that this period of sexual offender treatment may\nbe extended for one (1) additional year by the sentencing court upon motion of the\nDepartment of Juvenile Justice, and the juvenile sexual offender shall not remain in\nthe care of the Department of Juvenile Justice after the age of twenty-one (21) years.\n(2) Based on the assessment and evaluation of the juvenile sexual offender and his\nfamily, the Department of Juvenile Justice shall utilize the treatment setting which\nprovides the least restrictive alternative as defined in KRS 600.020.\n(3) The program shall d evelop a written treatment agreement upon the child's\nplacement in a community setting, detailing the responsibilities of the juvenile\nsexual offender, his family, and the program to include but not be limited to:\nattendance; participation in education; pa rticipation in planning and completion of\ntreatment goals; curfew; visit of appropriate staff to the home; participation in\nparenting groups and family counseling; continued contact with the program,\nschools, and courts; insurance of legal rights; and discharge criteria.\n(4) The written treatment agreement shall be presented to the court, and the court shall\ninclude the agreement as part of the order except for good cause shown.\n(5) The program shall be responsible for sending written reports every sixty (6 0) days\nto the juvenile court judge concerning the participation of the juvenile sexual\noffender and family in the treatment program. The written report shall include\ninformation about the treatment received by the juvenile sexual offender and family,\nan assessment of the sexual offender's current condition, and recommendations by\nthe program staff.\n(6) The case may be called for review upon the recommendation of the program staff or\nby the juvenile court judge at any time during the course of treatment. Th e review\nmay be called to consider documentation of noncompliance, absenteeism, or\nunwillingness to acknowledge responsibility for sexually inappropriate behavior\nwhich may be remedied through the contempt powers of the court.\n(7) A court review shall be r equested by the program sixty (60) days prior to the\nrecommended program release date. The juvenile court judge shall schedule a\nhearing to formally consider the recommendation of release from the program.","path":["KRS Chapter 635"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=20301","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:09Z","sha256":"81774ff7fe15041191600ed25e7a39529614639d1e24e6d7f6a97175f4f05d3b","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-635.510","next":"us-ky/krs-635.520"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}