Population: Youth
Legal Features: Admissibility Definition
Law Type: Statute
Excerpt of Relevant Text:
Statements of a juvenile or of a juvenile’s parents, guardian or legal custodian made to a juvenile community corrections officer during an informal adjustment or during a restorative justice program or made to a clinical provider during substance use disorder, sexual behavior or mental health assessment or treatment attended by the juvenile are not admissible in evidence during the State’s case in chief at an adjudicatory hearing against that juvenile on a petition based on the same facts that caused the referral for informal adjustment, restorative justice, assessment or treatment.
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As used in this section, “restorative justice program” means a program in which offenders take responsibility for causing harm and engage in a facilitated process with victims, family members, community members or advocates and others impacted by the harm that focuses on repairing the harm, addressing needs and preventing future harm.