Tribe: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
Sec. 14-134. Dispositional hearing—Pre-hearing investigation report.
(a) Prior to the dispositional hearing, the TSS caseworker shall prepare a report containing a recommended disposition or recommended alternatives to disposition. Such report shall contain a specific plan for the placement of the Juvenile and, if applicable, for the rehabilitation of the family calculated to resolve the problems which brought the Juvenile before the court.
(b) The report shall contain a summary of the data considered by the TSS caseworker in developing the report, the necessity for the proposed plan of disposition, the goal sought to be achieved by the plan, and the proposed steps to be taken toward such goals under the proposed plan.
(c) To the extent that there shall be less restrictive alternatives than that recommended as a disposition by the TSS caseworker, his report shall state the reasons for not recommending the less restrictive alternatives.
(d) At least 48 hours prior to the dispositional hearing, the TSS caseworker shall file the pre-dispositional report with the Juvenile court and provide copies thereof to the Juvenile (in a delinquency case), any counsel of record, and the Juvenile’s parent, Guardian, or Custodian.
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