Delinquency Rule 13
Rule 13. Judge’s Responsibility Concerning Conditions of Detention
Cite as Alaska Delinq. R. 13
A court exercising jurisdiction under these rules has a
continuing duty to ascertain that appropriate conditions of
detention of juveniles are observed concerning visitation,
clothing,
exercise,
private
visitation
of
counsel
and
confinement. A juvenile may not be confined in solitary
confinement for punitive reasons.
Note:
Chapter 70 SLA 2005 (SB 154) enacted changes
concerning proceedings relating to delinquent minors.
According to section 10 of the Act, the changes made by
sections 1-8 of the Act have the effect of amending
Delinquency Rule 13 by requiring the court to conform the rule
to the statutory changes to acknowledge the inclusion of
certain persons 18 years of age or over as minors under AS
47.12 and AS 47.14 and to acknowledge the special statutory
provisions contained in sections 1-8 of the Act applicable to
those persons.