[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
The Town Council of the Town of West Greenwich, pursuant to Rhode Island Public Laws 1993, Chapter
195, hereby establishes within the Town of West Greenwich (the "Town") a Juvenile Hearing Board with the powers set forth in this chapter and for the purposes and in accordance with Charter § 707.
Persons who are residents of the Town who are under the age
of 18 may be referred to the Juvenile Hearing Board if the offense
is one which, if committed by adult, would be a misdemeanor; provided,
however that no person shall be referred (a) who has been charged
with the crime of assault or battery, or (b) who shall have been twice
previously referred to the Juvenile Hearing Board, or (c) who has
been previously referred and refused, or (d) who has failed to abide
by previously imposed sanctions or made restitution previously recommended,
or (e) who at the time of the commission of such juvenile offense
shall be within the custody and control of the Family Court. The Chief
of Police may offer referral to the Juvenile Hearing Board to any
other juvenile offender where, in the opinion of the Chief of Police,
such referral would be beneficial to the juvenile concerned and the
community at large. No referral to the Juvenile Hearing Board shall
be made by the Chief of Police until such person, together with his/her
legal guardian, shall waive, in writing, such person's right to a
hearing in the Family Court with respect to the offense charged; has
agreed to guilt to the charged offense; and shall have agreed to abide
by the decision of the Juvenile Hearing Board.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
A. The Juvenile Hearing Board shall consist of members appointed in
accordance with Charter § 707.
B. In the event of a vacancy occurring in the office of a member by
death, resignation or otherwise, such vacancy shall be filled in like
manner as the original appointment, but only for the remainder of
the term of the former member.
The Juvenile Hearing Board shall hear all cases referred to
it by the Chief of Police and shall recommend sanctions (other than
incarceration) and shall direct restitution for any injuries resulting
from the commission of any charged offense. In any such proceeding,
the Juvenile Hearing Board, prior to imposing sanctions, shall request
the juvenile offender and his/her legal guardian to agree to the sanctions
imposed, and the amount of restitution and manner of making the same.
In ordering restitution, the Juvenile Hearing Board shall take into
account the juvenile offender's ability to pay, and the amount of
actual damage caused as a result of the commission of such offense.