SB 6105 - DIGEST

(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

Provides that, when a juvenile offender is found to have committed animal cruelty in the first degree, the court, on its own motion or the motion of the state or the respondent, may order an examination to determine whether it is appropriate to require the respondent to attend treatment in a program to prevent animal cruelty. The examiner shall assess and report regarding the respondent's amenability to treatment and relative risk to the community and shall submit a proposed treatment plan if that is indicated.

Provides that, after receipt of report of the examination and treatment plan, the court shall then consider whether the offender and the community will benefit from the respondent's treatment and, if so, the court shall impose a determinate disposition that includes one year of community supervision during which the treatment shall be required.