3-11/020.00 - Detention Hearings



The bailiff assigned to a detention hearing will follow the general procedures as outlined below:

  • The bailiff shall call the parents, attorney, witnesses, and other parties concerned to the hearing room.
  • The juvenile in the case, if in custody, shall be brought in from the custody corridor by the bailiff.
  • If a juvenile has to be brought to or from the courtroom through semi-secured or public hallways, the juvenile shall be handcuffed. Once the juvenile is seated for court proceedings, the juvenile should be un-cuffed, unless there are articulable facts as to why they should remain in handcuffs for the safety of all involved. (Refer to CSDM, 3-11/010.00 - Juvenile Inmate Movement)
  • At the conclusion of the hearing, the juvenile is returned to the custody of the probation transportation attendant. A formal detaining order or release signed by the hearing officer is given to the attendant for each ward of the court.
  • When parents appear after a case is concluded, or they seek further information, the bailiff shall refer them to the detention probation officer.
  • After the scheduled detention hearings are concluded, any emergency hearings which have originated at the Intake Office of Juvenile Hall shall be heard.