HB 1417-S - DIGEST

(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 2ND SUB)

     Authorizes a court to detain a child in a secure juvenile detention facility for a period not to exceed six months if the child runs away three times in a year.

     Authorizes the parents to apply to an approved treatment facility for the admission of the minor child.

     Requires crisis residential centers to be operated as secure facilities.

     Requires the department to establish appropriate security requirements for all crisis residential centers.

     Declares that a person who, without legal authorization, provides shelter to a minor and who knows the child is away from home without permission, to promptly report the location of the child to a local law enforcement agency.

     Makes a violation of the notice requirement a gross misdemeanor offense.

     Authorizes the suspension, with due process requirements, for ninety days of all driving privileges of a juvenile who has run away from his or her parent's home twice in a twelve-month period.