Tribe: Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation
3-3-926. Disposition alternatives.
When it finds a youth is a “youth offender” the Youth Court may make and record any of the following orders of disposition, subject to conditions and limitations the Youth Court may prescribe:
(1) Permit the youth to remain with his or her parents, guardian, or custodian;
(2) Place the youth in the legal custody of a relative or other suitable person;
(3) Order the youth to pay restitution;
(4) Place the youth in the protective supervision of juvenile probation or other appropriate agency (as defined in Section 3-3-102);
(5) Place the youth on probation;
(6) Place the youth in a youth facility designated by the Youth Court, including alcohol or substance abuse emergency shelter or half way house, foster home, group home, shelter home, or secure youth detention facility;
(7) Impose a fine;
(8) Order the youth to complete Community service;
(9) Require the youth, the youth’s parents or guardians, or the persons having legal custody of the youth to receive counseling services;
(10) Require the medical and psychological evaluation of the youth, the youth’s parents or guardians, or the persons having legal custody of the youth;
(11) Order a placement committee to convene to consider the youth’s placement options;
(12) Order confiscation of the youth’s driver’s license, not to exceed 90 days;
(13) Order the youth to pay a contribution covering all or a part of the costs for the adjudication, disposition, attorney fees for the costs of prosecuting or defending the youth, costs of detention, supervision, care, custody, and treatment of the youth, including the costs of counseling;
(14) Order the youth to pay a contribution covering all or part of the costs of a victim’s counseling;
(15) In addition to any disposition by the Youth Court II under this section, and not withstanding the penalties imposed in Section 2-1-110 for alcohol offenses committed by a person of 18 years of age or older, a youth who commits a third or subsequent alcohol offense, shall be fined an amount not less than $300 and not to exceed $900 and:
A. shall be ordered to perform 60 hours of community service;
B. shall be ordered, and youth’s parent, parents or guardian shall be ordered, to complete and pay all costs of participation in a community-based substance abuse information course, if one is available; and
C. if the youth has a driver’s license, must have the license confiscated by the court for 6 months, or until the youth completes the community-based substance abuse information course not to exceed 12 months.
D. shall be required to complete a chemical dependency assessment. The youth shall be ordered to comply with all treatment recommendations made in the assessment.
(16) Any other disposition the court deems appropriate.