Place of Detention Hearings

The initial detention hearing shall be in the Superior Court for juvenile matters where the child or youth resides if the residence of the child or youth can be determined, and, thereafter, deten- tion hearings shall be held at the Superior Court for juvenile matters of appropriate venue. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 1031.1 (3).) (Amended June 24, 2002, to take effect Jan. 1, 2003; amended June 30, 2008, to take effect Jan. 1, 2009; amended June 23, 2017, to take effect Jan. 1, 2018; amended June 14, 2024, to take effect Jan. 1, 2025.) of the detention hearing by the child or youth and the child’s or youth’s attorney and there is a finding by the judicial authority that the circumstances outlined in Section 30-6 pertain to the child or youth in question. An order of detention entered without a hearing shall authorize the detention of the child or youth for a period not to exceed seven days, including the date of admission, or until the dispositional hearing is held, whichever is shorter, and may further authorize the Juvenile Residential Center Superintendent or a designated represen- tative to release the child or youth to the custody of a parent, guardian or some other suitable person, with or without conditions of release, if detention is no longer necessary, except that no child or youth shall be released from a juvenile residential center who is alleged to have committed a serious juvenile offense except by order of a judicial authority of the Superior Court. Such an ex parte order of detention shall be renewable only at a detention hearing before the judicial authority for a period that does not exceed seven days or until the dispositional hearing is held, whichever is shorter. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 1031.1 (4).) (Amended June 24, 2002, to take effect Jan. 1, 2003; amended June 30, 2008, to take effect Jan. 1, 2009; amended June 23, 2017, to take effect Jan. 1, 2018; amended June 10, 2022, to take effect Jan. 1, 2023; amended June 14, 2024, to take effect Jan. 1, 2025.)