Arizona Arizona Revised Statutes
§ 8-305 — Detention center; jail; separate custody; definition
ARS § 8-305Title 8. Child Safety · Ch. 3. JUVENILE OFFENDERS · Art. 1. General Procedures for Delinquency and Incorrigibility Proceedings
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View on source8-305. Detention center; jail; separate custody; definition A. The county board of supervisors or the county jail district, if authorized pursuant to title 48, chapter 25, shall maintain a detention center that is separate and apart from a jail or lockup in which adults are confined and where juveniles who are alleged to be delinquent or children who are incorrigible and within the provisions of this article shall be detained when necessary before or after a hearing or as a condition of probation. A juvenile who is charged with an offense that is listed in section 13-501 may be detained in a juvenile detention center if the court orders the detention. The board may enter agreements with public or private entities to acquire land for, build, purchase, lease-purchase, lease or expand a detention center required by this section. B. The board of supervisors or the county jail district, if authorized pursuant to title 48, chapter 25, may provide for the detention of juveniles who are accused or convicted of a criminal offense in a jail or lockup in which adults are confined. A juvenile who is confined in a jail or lockup in which adults are confined shall be kept in a physically separate section from any adult who is charged with or convicted of a criminal offense, and no sight or sound contact between the juvenile and any charged or convicted adult is allowed, except to the extent authorized under federal laws or regulations. C. A juvenile, pending a juvenile hearing, shall not be confined with adults charged with or convicted of a crime, except that: 1. A juvenile who is accused of a criminal offense or who is alleged to be delinquent may be securely detained in such location for up to six hours until transportation to a juvenile detention center can be arranged if the juvenile is kept in a physically separate section from any adult who is charged with or convicted of a crime and no sight or sound contact between the juvenile and any charged or convicted adult is allowed, except to the extent authorized under federal laws or regulations. 2. A juvenile who is transferred as provided in section 8-327 to the criminal division of the superior court may be securely detained if the juvenile is kept in a physically separate section from any adult charged with or convicted of a crime, and no sight or sound contact with any charged or convicted adult is allowed, except to the extent authorized under federal laws or regulations. 3. A juvenile who is arrested for an offense listed in section 13-501 may be detained in a juvenile detention center until formally charged as an adult if the court orders the detention. After a juvenile has been formally charged as an adult the juvenile may be either of the following:
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