The Court shall hold a hearing not later than thirty (30) calendar
days after the adjudication hearing and enter an order of disposition
after considering the case service plan and other evidence offered
at disposition. The Court shall approve a case service plan and may
enter such orders as it considers necessary in the interest of the
juvenile. The Rules of Evidence shall not apply.
A.
Placement. If a juvenile has been found to have committed kyé batze, the Court may make the following dispositions, consistent with the placement priorities and least restrictive environment described in Article XIV:
(1)
Permit the juvenile to remain with the parent(s), guardian or custodian,
subject to such conditions as the Court may prescribe;
(2)
Place the juvenile with a relative subject to such conditions as
the Court may prescribe; or
(3)
Place the juvenile in a group home, residential care facility or
juvenile detention facility designated by the Court.
B.
Amendments to orders. If a juvenile remains under the jurisdiction
of the Court, an order may be amended or supplemented within the authority
granted to the Court in this chapter at any time as the Court considers
necessary.
A.
Alternative dispositions report. The NHBP Probation Officer or his
or her designee shall prepare a written report describing all reasonable
and appropriate alternative dispositions, including reports from the
CIT. The report shall contain a specific plan for the care of and
assistance to the minor and/or the minor's parent(s), guardian
or custodian designed to resolve the problems presented in the petition.
B.
Necessity and benefits findings. The report shall contain a detailed
explanation of the necessity for the proposed disposition plan and
its benefits to the minor.
C.
Placement recommendations requirements. If the report recommends placement of the juvenile somewhere other than with the juvenile's parent(s), guardian or custodian, it shall state the specific reasons underlying its placement priorities and least restrictive environment provisions as defined in Article XIV of this chapter.
D.
Time frame. The Probation Officer shall present the dispositional
court report to the Court at least seven (7) calendar days before
the disposition hearing.
If a juvenile has been found to be a juvenile offender, the
Court may make the following disposition for any term until the juvenile
reaches the age of 18 or the Court no longer has jurisdiction over
the case:
A.
Place the juvenile on probation subject to conditions set by the
Court;
B.
Order additional services that are necessary to rectify the conditions
that caused the juvenile to commit the kyé batze and continue
to have problems;
C.
Order additional actions to be taken by the juvenile, parent(s),
guardian or custodian to rectify the conditions;
D.
Order the juvenile to perform community service work at the direction
of the Juvenile Probation Officer;
E.
Order any other measure the Court deems necessary and proper to correct
the behavior of the juvenile offender and to insure the safety of
the community, where such measure is in the best interest of the juvenile
and consistent with the philosophy and goals of this chapter; or
F.
Determine conditions under which records of the disposition may be
expunged from the juvenile's record.
