Printable Format38-1607.
History: L. 1982, ch. 182, § 65; L. 1988, ch. 139, § 2; L. 1990, ch. 147, § 5; L. 1992, ch. 318, § 5; L. 1993, ch. 164, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 270, § 7; L. 1996, ch. 229, § 45; L. 1996, ch. 229, § 46; Repealed, L. 2006, ch. 169, § 140; January 1, 2007.
Revisor's Note:
Section was amended twice in 1992 session, see also 38-1607a.
Law Review and Bar Journal References:
"Expungement: Lies That Can Hurt You in and out of Court," Steven K. O'Hern, 27 W.L.J. 574, 578, 586, 589, 598 (1988).
"Justice and Juveniles in Kansas: Where We Have Been and Where We Are Headed," Carla J. Stovall, 47 K.L.R. 1021 (1999).
Attorney General's Opinions:
Records of juveniles in NCIC system. 84-126.
Confidentiality of juvenile records; disclosure pursuant to court order. 93-75.
Confidentiality of information concerning juvenile offenders age 14 and older. 95-94.
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. Language "the hearing" open to public means only adjudicatory hearings for those over 15. Stauffer Communications, Inc. v. Mitchell, 246 Kan. 492, 494, 789 P.2d 1153 (1990).
2. Motion to exclude testimony denied; favorable treatment not exchanged for witness' testimony; charges were matter of public record. In re J.T.M., 22 Kan. App. 2d 673, 681, 922 P.2d 1103 (1996).
3. Cited in opinion holding that juveniles have a constitutional right to jury trials. In re L.M., 286 Kan. 460, 469, 490, 186 P.3d 164 (2008).