Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB493 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version

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AN ACT relating to juvenile justice. 1 
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2 
Section 1.   KRS 635.050 is amended to read as follows: 3 
After adjudication, a determination by the court that a child shall be detained pending 4 
disposition shall be based on a finding of the court by a preponderance of the evidence 5 
that the circumstances surrounding the child are such as to endanger his or her safety or 6 
welfare or that of the community. 7