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NE Code § 43-402 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-402 - Legislative intent; juvenile justice system; goal.

43-402.  Legislative intent; juvenile justice system; goal.It is the intent of the Legislature that the juvenile justice system provide individualized accountability and individualized treatment for juveniles in a manner consistent with public safety to those juveniles who violate the law. The juvenile justice system shall also promote prevention efforts which are community-based and involve all sectors of the community. Prevention efforts shall be provided through the support of programs and services designed to meet the needs of those juveniles who are identified as being at risk of violating the law and those whose behavior is such that they endanger themselves or others. The goal of the juvenile justice system shall be to provide a range of programs and services which:(1) Retain and support juveniles within their homes whenever possible and appropriate;(2) Provide the least restrictive and most appropriate setting for juveniles while adequately protecting them and the community;(3) Are community-based and are provided in as close proximity to the juvenile's community as possible and appropriate;(4) Provide humane, secure, and therapeutic confinement to those juveniles who present a danger to the community;(5) Provide followup and aftercare services to juveniles when returned to their families or communities to ensure that progress made and behaviors learned are integrated and continued;(6) Hold juveniles accountable for their unlawful behavior in a manner consistent with their long-term needs, stressing the offender's responsibility to victims and the community;(7) Base treatment planning and service provision upon an individual evaluation of the juvenile's needs recognizing the importance of meeting the educational needs of the juvenile in the juvenile justice system;(8) Are family focused and include the juvenile's family in assessment, case planning, treatment, and service provision as appropriate and emphasize parental involvement and accountability in the rehabilitation of their children;(9) Provide supervision and service coordination, as appropriate, to implement and monitor treatment plans and to prevent reoffending;(10) Provide integrated service delivery through appropriate linkages to other human service agencies; and(11) Promote the development and implementation of community-based programs designed to prevent unlawful behavior and to effectively minimize the depth and duration of the juvenile's involvement in the juvenile justice system.Source   Laws 1994, LB 988, § 9;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 83-925.01;   Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 34;  Laws 1999, LB 594, § 20.
NE Code § 43-403 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-403 - Terms, defined.

43-403.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Health and Human Services, Office of Juvenile Services Act:(1) Aftercare means the control, supervision, and care exercised over juveniles who have been discharged from commitment;(2) Committed means an order by a court committing a juvenile to the care and custody of the Office of Juvenile Services for treatment at a youth rehabilitation and treatment center identified in the court order;(3) Community supervision means the control, supervision, and care exercised over juveniles when a commitment to the level of treatment of a youth rehabilitation and treatment center has not been ordered by the court;(4) Emergency, for purposes of sections 43-427 to 43-430, means a public health emergency or a situation, including fire, flood, tornado, natural disaster, or damage to a youth rehabilitation and treatment center, that renders the youth rehabilitation and treatment center uninhabitable. Emergency does not include inadequate staffing;(5) Evaluation means assessment of the juvenile's social, physical, psychological, and educational development and needs, including a recommendation as to an appropriate treatment plan; and(6) Treatment means the type of supervision, care, and rehabilitative services provided for the juvenile at a youth rehabilitation and treatment center operated by the Office of Juvenile Services.Source   Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 35;  Laws 2020, LB1140, § 5;  Laws 2020, LB1188, § 2;  Laws 2021, LB273, § 2.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 43-404 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-404 - Office of Juvenile Services; created; powers and duties.

43-404.  Office of Juvenile Services; created; powers and duties.There is created within the Department of Health and Human Services the Office of Juvenile Services. The office shall have oversight and control of the youth rehabilitation and treatment centers. The Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Services shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the department or his or her designee and shall be responsible for the administration of the facilities and programs of the office. The department may subcontract with a state agency or private provider to provide services related to the facilities and programs of the Office of Juvenile Services.Source   Laws 1994, LB 988, § 10;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 960;   R.S.Supp.,1996, § 83-925.02;   Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 36;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 109;  Laws 2013, LB561, § 26;  Laws 2020, LB1188, § 3.
NE Code § 43-405 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-405 - Office of Juvenile Services; administrative duties.

43-405.  Office of Juvenile Services; administrative duties.The administrative duties of the Office of Juvenile Services are to:(1) Manage, establish policies for, and administer the office, including all facilities and programs operated by the office or provided through the office by contract with a provider;(2) Supervise employees of the office, including employees of the facilities and programs operated by the office;(3) Have separate budgeting procedures and develop and report budget information separately from the Department of Health and Human Services;(4) Adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the levels of treatment and for management, control, screening, treatment, rehabilitation, transfer, discharge, and evaluation of juveniles committed to the Office of Juvenile Services;(5) Ensure that statistical information concerning juveniles committed to facilities of the office is collected, developed, and maintained for purposes of research and the development of treatment programs;(6) Monitor commitments, placements, and evaluations at facilities and programs operated by the office or through contracts with providers and submit electronically an annual report of its findings to the Legislature. The report shall include an assessment of the administrative costs of operating the facilities, the cost of programming, and the savings realized through reductions in commitments, placements, and evaluations;(7) Coordinate the programs and services of the juvenile justice system with other governmental agencies and political subdivisions;(8) Coordinate educational, vocational, and social counseling for juveniles committed to the office; and(9) Exercise all powers and perform all duties necessary to carry out its responsibilities under the Health and Human Services, Office of Juvenile Services Act.Source   Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 37;  Laws 2012, LB782, § 44;  Laws 2012, LB972, § 5;  Laws 2012, LB1160, § 12;  Laws 2013, LB222, § 7;  Laws 2013, LB561, § 27;  Laws 2020, LB1188, § 4.
NE Code § 43-406 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-406 - Office of Juvenile Services; individualized treatment plan; case classification and management; requirements.

43-406.  Office of Juvenile Services; individualized treatment plan; case classification and management; requirements.The Office of Juvenile Services shall utilize:(1) Evidence-based and validated risk and needs assessment instruments for use in determining the individualized treatment plan for each juvenile committed to the office;(2) A case classification process to include levels of treatment defined by rules and regulations and case management standards for each level of treatment;(3) Case management for all juveniles committed to the office; and(4) A management information system. The system shall be a unified, interdepartmental client information system which supports the management function as well as the service function.Source   Laws 1994, LB 988, § 15;   Laws 1995, LB 371, § 27;   Laws 1996, LB 1141, § 1;   Laws 1997, LB 307, § 229;   Laws 1997, LB 882, § 12;   R.S.Supp.,1997, § 83-925.07;   Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 38;  Laws 2013, LB561, § 28;  Laws 2020, LB1188, § 5.
NE Code § 43-409 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-409 - Office of Juvenile Services; access to records; immunity.

43-409.  Office of Juvenile Services; access to records; immunity.The Office of Juvenile Services shall have access to and may obtain copies of all records pertaining to a juvenile committed to it or placed with it, including, but not limited to, school records, medical records, juvenile court records, probation records, test results, treatment records, evaluations, and examination reports. Any person who, in good faith, furnishes any records or information to the Office of Juvenile Services shall be immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed. The owners, officers, directors, employees, or agents of such medical office, school, court, office, corporation, partnership, or other such entity shall not be liable for furnishing such records or information.Source  Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 41.
NE Code § 43-410 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-410 - Juvenile absconding; authority to apprehend.

43-410.  Juvenile absconding; authority to apprehend.(1) Any peace officer or direct care staff member of the Office of Juvenile Services has the authority to apprehend and detain a juvenile who has absconded or is attempting to abscond from commitment to the Office of Juvenile Services and shall cause the juvenile to be returned to the youth rehabilitation and treatment center or an appropriate juvenile detention facility or staff secure juvenile facility.(2) For purposes of this section, direct care staff member means any staff member charged with the day-to-day care and supervision of juveniles at a youth rehabilitation and treatment center or security staff who has received training in apprehension techniques and procedures.Source   Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 42;  Laws 2013, LB561, § 31;  Laws 2020, LB1188, § 8.
NE Code § 43-411 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-411 - Detainers for apprehension and detention; authorized; detention; limitations.

43-411.  Detainers for apprehension and detention; authorized; detention; limitations.The chief executive officer of the Department of Health and Human Services shall have the authority, and may delegate the authority only to the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Services and the superintendents of the youth rehabilitation and treatment centers, to issue detainers for the apprehension and detention of juveniles who have absconded from a placement with or commitment to the office. Any peace officer who detains a juvenile on such a detainer shall hold the juvenile in an appropriate facility or program for juveniles until the office can take custody of the juvenile.Source   Laws 1997, LB 882, § 8;   R.S.Supp.,1997, § 83-925.13;   Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 43;  Laws 1999, LB 522, § 1;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 110.
NE Code § 43-412 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-412 - Commitment to Office of Juvenile Services; discharge of juvenile; effect of discharge; notice of discharge.

43-412.  Commitment to Office of Juvenile Services; discharge of juvenile; effect of discharge; notice of discharge.(1) Every juvenile committed to the Office of Juvenile Services pursuant to the Nebraska Juvenile Code shall remain committed until he or she attains the age of nineteen or is legally discharged.(2) Upon attainment of the age of nineteen or absent a continuing order of intensive supervised probation, discharge of any juvenile pursuant to the rules and regulations shall be a complete release from all penalties incurred by conviction or adjudication of the offense for which he or she was committed.(3) The Office of Juvenile Services shall provide the committing court, Office of Probation Administration, county attorney, defense attorney, if any, and guardian ad litem, if any, with written notification of the juvenile's discharge within thirty days prior to a juvenile being discharged from the care and custody of the office.Source   Laws 1901, c. 51, § 11, p. 407;   Laws 1903, c. 69, § 2, p. 369;   R.S.1913, § 7379;   C.S.1922, § 7038;   C.S.1929, § 83-1109;   R.S.1943, § 83-472;   Laws 1969, c. 817, § 80, p. 3111;   Laws 1974, LB 992, § 1;   Laws 1993, LB 31, § 44;   Laws 1994, LB 988, § 35;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 956;   R.S.Supp.,1996, § 83-472;   Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 44;  Laws 2011, LB463, § 12;  Laws 2013, LB561, § 32;  Laws 2015, LB605, § 75.  Cross References  Nebraska Juvenile Code, see section 43-2,129.Annotations  Under former law a commitment hereunder is not for a definite period. State v. Pinkerton, 186 Neb. 225, 182 N.W.2d 198 (1970). Juvenile court, in committing boy to industrial school, cannot fix definite term of detention. Cohen v. Clark, 107 Neb. 849, 187 N.W. 120 (1922). A juvenile court's commitment of a juvenile to a youth rehabilitation treatment center does not constitute a discharge within the meaning of section 43-247, and therefore, the juvenile court retains jurisdiction. A juvenile court does not have jurisdiction over the Office of Juvenile Services in placing, managing, or discharging a juvenile committed to a youth rehabilitation treatment center, even though the juvenile court retains jurisdiction of the juvenile. In re Interest of David C., 6 Neb. App. 198, 572 N.W.2d 392 (1997).
NE Code § 43-417 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-417 - Discharge from youth rehabilitation and treatment center; considerations.

43-417.  Discharge from youth rehabilitation and treatment center; considerations.In determining whether to discharge a juvenile from a youth rehabilitation and treatment center, the Office of Juvenile Services shall consider whether (1) the juvenile has completed the goals of his or her individualized treatment plan or received maximum benefit from institutional treatment, (2) the juvenile would benefit from continued services under community supervision, (3) the juvenile can function in a community setting, (4) there is reason to believe that the juvenile will not commit further violations of law, and (5) there is reason to believe that the juvenile will comply with the conditions of probation.Source   Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 49;  Laws 2013, LB561, § 37;  Laws 2020, LB1188, § 9.
NE Code § 43-420 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-420 - Hearing officer; requirements.

43-420.  Hearing officer; requirements.Any hearing required or permitted for juveniles in the custody of the Office of Juvenile Services shall be conducted by a hearing officer who is an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Nebraska and may be an employee of the Department of Health and Human Services or an attorney who is an independent contractor. If the hearing officer is an employee of the department, he or she shall not be assigned to any duties requiring him or her to give ongoing legal advice to any person employed by or who is a contractor with the office.Source   Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 52;  Laws 2013, LB561, § 40;  Laws 2020, LB1188, § 10.
NE Code § 43-424 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-424 - Assault, escape, or attempt to escape; documentation required; copy to court and county attorney.

43-424.  Assault, escape, or attempt to escape; documentation required; copy to court and county attorney.If a juvenile assaults an employee of a youth rehabilitation and treatment center or another juvenile who has been committed to the youth rehabilitation and treatment center or escapes or attempts to escape from a youth rehabilitation and treatment center, the chief executive officer of the youth rehabilitation and treatment center shall document the assault, escape, or attempt to escape and send a copy of such documentation to the committing court and the county attorney of the county in which the committing court is located as soon as possible after the determination that such assault, escape, or attempt to escape has occurred. Such documentation may be offered as evidence presented at any hearing conducted pursuant to section 43-2,106.03.Source Laws 2012, LB972, § 6.
NE Code § 43-426 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-426 - Visitation and communication; use as consequence or sanction; prohibited.

43-426.  Visitation and communication; use as consequence or sanction; prohibited.In-person visitation and other forms of communication, including telephone calls and electronic communication, with a juvenile's relatives, including, but not limited to, parents, guardians, grandparents, siblings, and children, shall not be limited or prohibited as a consequence or sanction.Source Laws 2020, LB1188, § 12.
NE Code § 43-428 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-428 - Youth rehabilitation and treatment center; emergency plan.

43-428.  Youth rehabilitation and treatment center; emergency plan.(1) The Department of Health and Human Services shall develop an emergency plan for the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Geneva, the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Kearney, and any other facility operated and utilized as a youth rehabilitation and treatment center in compliance with state law.(2) Each emergency plan shall:(a) Identify and designate temporary placement facilities for the placement of juveniles in the event a youth rehabilitation and treatment center must be evacuated due to an emergency as defined in section 43-403. The administrator of a proposed temporary placement facility shall consent to be designated as a temporary placement facility in the emergency plan. A criminal detention facility or a juvenile detention facility shall only be designated as a temporary placement facility pursuant to section 43-430;(b) Identify barriers to implementation of an effective emergency plan, including necessary administrative or legislative changes;(c) Include procedures for the Office of Juvenile Services to provide reliable, effective, and timely notification that an emergency plan is to be implemented to:(i) Staff at the youth rehabilitation and treatment center where the emergency plan is implemented and the administrator and staff at the temporary placement facility;(ii) Juveniles placed at the youth rehabilitation and treatment center;(iii) Families and legal guardians of juveniles placed at the youth rehabilitation and treatment center;(iv) The State Court Administrator, in a form and manner prescribed by the State Court Administrator;(v) The committing court of each juvenile placed at the youth rehabilitation and treatment center;(vi) The chairperson of the Health and Human Services Committee of the Legislature; and(vii) The office of Public Counsel and the office of Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare;(d) Detail the plan for transportation of juveniles to a temporary placement facility; and(e) Include methods and schedules for implementing the emergency plan.(3) Each emergency plan shall be developed on or before December 15, 2020.Source Laws 2020, LB1140, § 6.
NE Code § 43-429 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-429 - Emergency plan; requirements.

43-429.  Emergency plan; requirements.(1) The Department of Health and Human Services shall ensure that the administrator of each temporary placement facility described in an emergency plan required under section 43-428 consents to the temporary placement of juveniles placed in such facility pursuant to the emergency plan. Prior to inclusion in an emergency plan as a temporary placement facility, the department and the administrator of the temporary placement facility shall agree on a cost-reimbursement plan for the temporary placement of juveniles at such facility.(2) If an emergency plan required under section 43-428 is implemented, the Office of Juvenile Services shall, at least twenty-four hours prior to implementation, if practical, and otherwise within twenty-four hours after implementation of such emergency plan, notify the persons and entities listed in subdivision (2)(c) of section 43-428.Source Laws 2020, LB1140, § 7.
NE Code § 43-430 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-430 - Criminal detention facility; juvenile detention facility; emergency use.

43-430.  Criminal detention facility; juvenile detention facility; emergency use.In the event of an emergency and only after all other temporary placement options have been exhausted, the Office of Juvenile Services may provide for the placement of a juvenile for a period not to exceed seven days at a criminal detention facility, if allowed by law, or a juvenile detention facility, as such terms are defined in section 83-4,125.Source Laws 2020, LB1140, § 8.
NE Code § 43-431 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-431 - Transportation of juveniles; policies and procedures; applicable to private contractor.

43-431.  Transportation of juveniles; policies and procedures; applicable to private contractor.Policies and procedures of the Department of Health and Human Services regarding the transportation of juveniles placed at the youth rehabilitation and treatment centers shall apply to any private contractor utilized by the Office of Juvenile Services to transport juveniles placed at the youth rehabilitation and treatment centers.Source Laws 2020, LB1140, § 10.
NE Code § 43-501 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-501 - Sections, how construed.

43-501.  Sections, how construed.Sections 43-501 to 43-526 shall be construed to be new, supplemental, and independent legislation upon the subjects of assistance and services for delinquent, dependent, and medically handicapped children, and all provisions of law in regard thereto shall be and remain in full force and effect.Source   Laws 1935, Spec. Sess., c. 30, § 1, p. 180;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 43-501;   R.S.1943, § 43-501;   Laws 1982, LB 522, § 11;   Laws 1988, LB 790, § 25.
NE Code § 43-503 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-503 - Department of Health and Human Services; duty to cooperate with other agencies.

43-503.  Department of Health and Human Services; duty to cooperate with other agencies.The Department of Health and Human Services shall cooperate and coordinate its child and maternal welfare activities with those of state institutions, the vocational rehabilitation division of the State Department of Education, courts, county boards, charities and all other organizations, societies and agencies, state and national, to promote child welfare and health.Source   Laws 1935, Spec. Sess., c. 30, § 3, p. 180;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 43-503;   R.S.1943, § 43-503;   Laws 1969, c. 342, § 2, p. 1204;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 151.