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MS Code § 43-21-151 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 21 - Youth Court|Jurisdiction|§ 43-21-151. Jurisdiction

  The youth court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction in all proceedings concerning a delinquent child, a child in need of supervision, a neglected child, an abused child or a dependent child except in the following circumstances:   Any act attempted or committed by a child, which if committed by an adult would be punishable under state or federal law by life imprisonment or death, will be in the original jurisdiction of the circuit court;   Any act attempted or committed by a child with the use of a deadly weapon, the carrying of which concealed is prohibited by Section 97-37-1, or a shotgun or a rifle, which would be a felony if committed by an adult, will be in the original jurisdiction of the circuit court; and   When a charge of abuse of a child first arises in the course of a custody action between the parents of the child already pending in the chancery court and no notice of such abuse was provided prior to such chancery proceedings, the chancery court may proceed with the investigation, hearing and determination of such abuse charge as a part of its hearing and determination of the custody issue as between the parents, notwithstanding the other provisions of the Youth Court Law. The proceedings in chancery court on the abuse charge shall be confidential in the same manner as provided in youth court proceedings.  When a child is expelled from the public schools, the youth court shall be notified of the act of expulsion and the act or acts constituting the basis for expulsion.      Jurisdiction of the child in the cause shall attach at the time of the offense and shall continue thereafter for that offense until the child's twentieth birthday, unless sooner terminated by order of the youth court. The youth court shall not have jurisdiction over offenses committed by a child on or after his eighteenth birthday.   No child who has not reached his thirteenth birthday shall be held criminally responsible or criminally prosecuted for a misdemeanor or felony; however, the parent, guardian or custodian of such child may be civilly liable for any criminal acts of such child. No child under the jurisdiction of the youth court shall be held criminally responsible or criminally prosecuted by any court for any act designated as a delinquent act, unless jurisdiction is transferred to another court under Section 43-21-157.   The youth court shall also have jurisdiction of offenses committed by a child which have been transferred to the youth court by an order of a circuit court of this state having original jurisdiction of the offense, as provided by Section 43-21-159.   The youth court shall regulate and approve the use of teen court as provided in Section 43-21-753.   Nothing in this section shall prevent the circuit court from assuming jurisdiction over a youth who has committed an act of delinquency upon a youth court's ruling that a transfer is appropriate pursuant to Section 43-21-157.
MS Code § 43-21-153 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 21 - Youth Court|Jurisdiction|§ 43-21-153. Powers of youth court; contempt

  The youth court shall have full power and authority to issue all writs and processes including injunctions necessary to the exercise of jurisdiction and to carrying out the purpose of this chapter.   Any person who wilfully violates, neglects or refuses to obey, perform or comply with any order of the youth court shall be in contempt of court and punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in jail not to exceed ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
MS Code § 43-21-155 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 21 - Youth Court|Jurisdiction|§ 43-21-155. Venue

  If a child is alleged to be a delinquent child or a child in need of supervision, the proceedings shall be commenced in any county where any of the alleged acts are said to have occurred. After adjudication, the youth court may, in the best interest of the child, transfer the case at any stage of the proceeding for disposition to the county where the child resides or to a county where a youth court has previously acquired jurisdiction.   If a child is alleged to be an abused or neglected child, the proceedings shall be commenced in the county where the child's custodian resides or in the county where the child is present when the report is made to the intake unit. After adjudication the youth court may transfer the case at any stage of the proceeding for disposition to the county where the child resides or to a county where a youth court has previously acquired jurisdiction if that is in the best interest of the child.
MS Code § 43-21-203 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 21 - Youth Court|Provisions Applicable to All Proceedings|§ 43-21-203. Conduct of proceedings

  The youth court shall be in session at all times.   All cases involving children shall be heard at any place the judge deems suitable but separately from the trial of cases involving adults.   Hearings in all cases involving children shall be conducted without a jury and may be recessed from time to time.   All hearings shall be conducted under such rules of evidence and rules of court as may comply with applicable constitutional standards.   No proceeding by the youth court in cases involving children shall be a criminal proceeding but shall be entirely of a civil nature.   The general public shall be excluded from the hearing, and only those persons shall be admitted who are found by the youth court to have a direct interest in the cause or work of the youth court. Any person found by the youth court to have a direct interest in the cause shall have the right to appear and be represented by legal counsel.   In all hearings, a complete record of all evidence shall be taken by stenographic reporting, by mechanical or electronic device or by some combination thereof.   The youth court may exclude the attendance of a child from a hearing in neglect and abuse cases with consent of the child's counsel. The youth court may exclude the attendance of a child from any portion of a disposition hearing that would be injurious to the best interest of the child in delinquency and children in need of supervision cases with consent of the child's counsel.   All parties to a youth court cause shall have the right at any hearing in which an investigation, record or report is admitted in evidence:   To subpoena, confront and examine the person who prepared or furnished data for the report; and   To introduce evidence controverting the contents of the report.     Except as provided by Section 43-21-561(5) or as otherwise provided by this chapter, the disposition of a child's cause or any evidence given in the youth court in any proceedings concerning the child shall not be admissible against the child in any case or proceeding in any court other than a youth court.   An order or ruling of the youth court judge delivered orally must be reduced to writing within forty-eight (48) hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and statutory state holidays.
MS Code § 43-21-205 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 21 - Youth Court|Provisions Applicable to All Proceedings|§ 43-21-205. Court costs and fees

 In proceedings under this chapter, no court costs shall be charged against any party to a petition, and no salaried officer of the state, county or any municipality, nor any youth court counselor, nor any witness other than an expert witness shall be entitled to receive any fee for any service rendered to the youth court or for attendance in the youth court in any proceedings under this chapter; but the fees of the circuit and chancery clerks in youth court cases originating by petition shall be paid as is provided by law for like services in other cases and shall be paid by the county on allowance of the board of supervisors on an itemized cost bill approved by the judge. These costs shall be paid out of the general fund. No clerk shall be allowed compensation for attendance in youth court.
MS Code § 43-21-207 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 21 - Youth Court|Provisions Applicable to All Proceedings|§ 43-21-207. Admissibility of statements made by or information obtained from child during screening, assessment or treatment

  No statements, admissions or confessions made by or incriminatory information obtained from a child in the course of a screening or assessment that is undertaken in conjunction with any proceedings under this chapter, including, but not limited to, that which is court-ordered, shall be admitted into evidence against the child on the issue of whether the child committed a delinquent act under the Youth Court Act or on the issue of guilt in any criminal proceedings.   The provisions of subsection (1) of this section are in addition to and do not override any existing statutory and constitutional prohibition on the admission into evidence in delinquency or criminal proceedings of information obtained during screening, assessment or treatment.
MS Code § 43-21-259 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 21 - Youth Court|Records|§ 43-21-259. Confidentiality of other records involving children

 All other records involving children and the contents thereof shall be kept confidential and shall not be disclosed except as provided in section 43-21-261.
MS Code § 43-21-263 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 21 - Youth Court|Records|§ 43-21-263. Sealing of records

  The youth court may order the sealing of records involving children:   if the child who was the subject of the cause has attained twenty (20) years of age;   if the youth court dismisses the cause; or   if the youth court sets aside an adjudication in the cause.     The youth court may, at any time, upon its own motion or upon application of a party to a youth court cause, order the sealing or unsealing of the records involving children.
MS Code § 43-21-265 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 21 - Youth Court|Records|§ 43-21-265. Destruction of records

 The youth court, in its discretion, may order the destruction of any records involving children except medical or mental health examinations as defined in Section 43-21-253. This order shall be directed to all persons maintaining the records, shall order their physical destruction by an appropriate means specified by the youth court and shall require the persons to file with the youth court a written report of compliance with the order. No records, however, may be destroyed without the approval of the director of the department of archives and history.
MS Code § 43-21-267 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 21 - Youth Court|Records|§ 43-21-267. Penalty for violation

  Any person who shall disclose or encourage the disclosure of any records involving children or the contents thereof without the proper authorization under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished, upon conviction, by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail of not more than one (1) year or by both such fine and imprisonment.   Nothing herein shall prevent the youth court from finding in civil contempt, as provided in Section 43-21-153, any person who shall disclose any records involving children or the contents thereof without the proper authorization under this chapter.
MS Code § 43-21-303 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 21 - Youth Court|Custody and Detention|§ 43-21-303. Taking into custody without a custody order

  No child in a matter in which the youth court has original exclusive jurisdiction shall be taken in custody by any person without a custody order except that:   A law enforcement officer may take a child in custody if:   Grounds exist for the arrest of an adult in identical circumstances; and   Such law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that custody is necessary as defined in Section 43-21-301(3)(b); and   Such law enforcement officer can find no reasonable alternative to custody; or     A law enforcement officer or an agent of the Department of Child Protection Services or the Department of Human Services may take a child into immediate custody if:   There is probable cause to believe that the child is in immediate danger of personal harm; however, probable cause shall not be based solely upon a positive drug test of a newborn or parent for marijuana, but a finding of probable cause may be based upon an evidence-based finding of harm to the child or a parent's inability to provide for the care and supervision of the child due to the parent's use of marijuana. Probable cause for unlawful use of any controlled substance, except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph (i) for marijuana, may be based: 1. upon a parent's positive drug test for unlawful use of a controlled substance only if the child is endangered or the parent is unable to provide proper care or supervision of the child because of the unlawful use and there is no reasonable alternative to custody; and 2. upon a newborn's positive drug screen for a controlled substance that was used unlawfully only if the child is endangered or the parent is unable to provide proper care or supervision of the child because of the unlawful use and there is no reasonable alternative to custody; and   There is probable cause to believe that immediate custody is necessary as set forth in Section 43-21-301(3); and   There is no reasonable alternative to custody; and     Any other person may take a child in custody if grounds exist for the arrest of an adult in identical circumstances. Such other person shall immediately surrender custody of the child to the proper law enforcement officer who shall thereupon continue custody only as provided in subsection (1)(a) of this section.     When it is necessary to take a child into custody, the least restrictive custody should be selected.   Unless the child is immediately released, the person taking the child into custody shall immediately notify the judge or his designee. A person taking a child into custody shall also make continuing reasonable efforts to notify the child's parent, guardian or custodian and invite the parent, guardian or custodian to be present during any questioning.   A child taken into custody shall not be held in custody for a period longer than reasonably necessary, but not to exceed twenty-four (24) hours, and shall be released to his parent, guardian or custodian unless the judge or his designee authorizes temporary custody.
MS Code § 43-21-305 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 21 - Youth Court|Custody and Detention|§ 43-21-305. Noncustodial interrogation

 A law enforcement officer may stop any child abroad in a public place whom the officer has probable cause to believe is within the jurisdiction of the youth court and may question the child as to his name, address and explanation of his actions.
MS Code § 43-21-307 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 21 - Youth Court|Custody and Detention|§ 43-21-307. Temporary custody

 The judge or his designee may authorize the temporary custody of a child taken into custody for a period of not longer than forty-eight (48) hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and statutory state holidays if the judge or his designee finds there are grounds to issue a custody order as defined in Section 43-21-301 and such custody order complies with the detention requirements provided in Section 43-21-301(6).
MS Code § 43-21-311 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 21 - Youth Court|Custody and Detention|§ 43-21-311. Rights in custody

  When a child is taken into custody, he shall immediately be informed of:   The reason for his custody;   The time within which review of the custody shall be held;   His rights during custody including his right to counsel;   All rules and regulations of the place at which he is held;   The time and place of the detention hearing when the time and place is set; and   The conditions of his custody which shall be in compliance with the detention requirements provided in Section 43-21-301(6).  These rights shall be posted where the child may read them, and such rights must be read to the child when he or she is taken into custody.      When a child is taken into custody, the child may immediately telephone his parent, guardian or custodian; his counsel; and personnel of the youth court. Thereafter, he shall be allowed to telephone his counsel or any personnel of the youth court at reasonable intervals. Unless the judge or his designee finds that it is against the best interest of the child, he may telephone his parent, guardian or custodian at reasonable intervals.   When a child is taken into custody, the child may be visited by his counsel and authorized personnel of the youth court at any time. Unless the judge or his designee finds it to be against the best interest of the child, he may be visited by his parent, guardian or custodian during visiting hours which shall be regularly scheduled at least three (3) days per week. The youth court may establish rules permitting visits by other persons.   Except for the child's counsel, guardian ad litem and authorized personnel of the youth court, no person shall interview or interrogate a child held in a detention or shelter facility unless approval therefor has first been obtained from the judge or his designee. When a child in a detention or shelter facility is represented by counsel or has a guardian ad litem, no person may interview or interrogate the child concerning the violation of a state or federal law, or municipal or county ordinance by the child unless in the presence of his counsel or guardian ad litem or with their consent.
MS Code § 43-21-313 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 21 - Youth Court|Custody and Detention|§ 43-21-313. Release from custody upon change of circumstances

  A child held in custody under order of the youth court shall be released upon a finding that a change of circumstances makes continued custody unnecessary.   A written request for the release of the child from custody, setting forth the changed circumstances, may be filed by the child; by the child's parent, guardian or custodian; by the child's counsel; or by the child's guardian ad litem, if any.   Based upon the facts stated in the request, the judge may direct that a hearing be held at a date, time and place as fixed by the youth court. Reasonable notice of the hearing shall be given to the child; his parent, guardian or custodian; his counsel; and his guardian ad litem, if any, prior to the hearing. At the hearing, upon receiving evidence, the youth court may grant or deny the request.   A child held in custody in violation of Section 43-21-301(6) shall be immediately transferred to a proper juvenile facility.
MS Code § 43-21-315 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 21 - Youth Court|Custody and Detention|§ 43-21-315. Designation of facilities

  The youth court shall, by general order or rule of court, designate the available detention or shelter facilities to which children shall be delivered when taken into custody. Copies of the order or rule shall be made available to the Department of Human Services and all law enforcement agencies within the territorial jurisdiction of the youth court.   Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, unless jurisdiction is transferred, no child shall be placed in any jail or place of detention of adults by any person or court unless the child shall be physically segregated from other persons not subject to the jurisdiction of the youth court and the physical arrangement of such jail or place of detention of adults prevents such child from having substantial contact with and substantial view of such other persons; but in any event, the child shall not be confined anywhere in the same cell with persons not subject to the jurisdiction of the youth court. Any order placing a child into custody shall comply with the detention requirements provided in Section 43-21-301(6). This subsection shall not be construed to apply to commitments to the training school under Section 43-21-605(1)(g)(iii).   Any child who is charged with a hunting or fishing violation, a traffic violation, or any other criminal offense for which the youth court shall have power on its own motion to remove jurisdiction from any criminal court, may be detained only in the same facilities designated by the youth court for children within the jurisdiction of the youth court.   After a child is ordered into custody, the youth court may arrange for the custody of the child with any private institution or agency caring for children, may commit the child to the Department of Mental Health pursuant to Section 41-21-61 et seq., or may order the Department of Human Services or any other public agency to provide for the custody, care and maintenance of such child. Provided, however, that the care, custody and maintenance of such child shall be within the statutory authorization and the budgetary means of such institution or facility.
MS Code § 43-21-319 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 21 - Youth Court|Custody and Detention|§ 43-21-319. Correctional facility for juveniles in need of supervision authorized to be built in Tallahatchie County

 In addition to any other provisions of law, it shall be lawful for a correctional facility constructed in Tallahatchie County to house juveniles who have been found delinquent or in need of supervision. The juveniles shall be housed in a correctional facility constructed in Tallahatchie County. The juveniles housed under the provisions of this section and sentenced under the laws of the federal government or its territories or another state shall be under the jurisdiction of the youth or juvenile court or committing jurisdiction in which the juvenile was found to be delinquent or in need of supervision.
MS Code § 43-21-324 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 21 - Youth Court|Custody and Detention|§ 43-21-324. Training for all Juvenile Facilities Monitoring Unit employees and juvenile detention center administrators

 The Department of Public Safety shall contract with a juvenile justice expert who has substantial experience in the administration of constitutionally compliant juvenile facilities and significant experience monitoring juvenile justice facilities for a local jurisdiction, state, or as a court-appointed monitor. The contractor shall provide training to all of the Juvenile Facilities Monitoring Unit employees within six (6) months of April 1, 2014. All employees of the Monitoring Unit must successfully complete the training as determined by the juvenile justice expert through the use of a pretest and posttest, facility tour, or any other criteria the expert selects. The training shall include interviewing skills, report writing, and information regarding standard practices in juvenile detention centers. In addition to the training for the Juvenile Facilities Monitoring Unit, the Department of Public Safety shall arrange for at least eight (8) hours of training for the administrators of the juvenile detention centers in the state by the juvenile justice expert. The Department of Public Safety shall ensure that its contract with the juvenile justice expert includes a provision for technical assistance to the staff of the Juvenile Facilities Monitoring Unit for at least six (6) months after the completion of the training.