Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 41-2816 (2026)

Secure care facilities; rehabilitative services; length of stay guidelines

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A. The department shall operate and maintain or contract for secure care facilities for the custody, treatment, rehabilitation and education of youth who pose a threat to public safety, who have engaged in a pattern of conduct characterized by persistent and delinquent offenses that, as demonstrated through the use of other alternatives, cannot be controlled in a less secure setting or who have had their conditional liberty revoked pursuant to section 41-2819.

B. Each youth who is placed in a secure care facility shall receive rehabilitative services appropriate to the youth's age, needs and abilities, including education, counseling, mental health services, recreation and vocational training.

C. The department in cooperation with the juvenile court shall develop length of stay guidelines that are consistent with both treatment and public safety considerations. The department in cooperation with the juvenile court shall annually review the length of stay guidelines. Each youth who is placed in a secure care facility shall be assigned a length of stay pursuant to the length of stay guidelines. The length of stay shall set forth minimum and maximum review dates.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1996–2016 · leading case: In re the Appeal in Maricopa Cnty. Juv. Action No. JV-512016, 923 P.2d 880 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1996).
In re the Appeal in Maricopa Cnty. Juv. Action No. JV-512016, 923 P.2d 880 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 11× “Each youth who is placed in a secure care facility shall be assigned a length of stay pursuant to the length of stay guidelines.”
In Re Niky R., 55 P.3d 81 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 3× “t of corrections also provides that secure facilities are for the “custody, treatment, rehabilitation and education of youth who pose a threat to public safety, who have engaged in a pattern of conduct characterized by persistent and delinquent offenses that, as demonstrated…”
In Re the Appeal in Pinal Cnty. Juv. Delinquency Action No. JV-9404492, 921 P.2d 36 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “The second set of guidelines is the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections Security/Placement and Minimum Length of Stay Guidelines, which was drafted in cooperation with the juvenile court pursuant to AR.S. § 41-2816(C). Those guidelines list ranges of recommended…”
In Re Melissa K., 4 P.3d 1034 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2000). “”) § 41-2816(A) (1999). This is in essence the mission statement for the Department of Juvenile Corrections and describes the population toward which its efforts are to be aimed.”
In Re the Appeal in Cochise Cnty. Juv. Delinquency Action No. JV95000239, 921 P.2d 34 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “AR.S. § 41-2816, 1991 Ariz. Sess. Laws, ch.”
In Re Richard C. (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 8× “Decision of the Court A.R.S. § 41-2816 require that a juvenile pose a “threat to public safety” before he or she is placed into ADJC custody.”
In Re Fernando R. (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 6× “Second, because “[w]e assume that judges follow and apply the law,” we have held that “[n]either the new guidelines, the statute [A.R.S. § 41-2816], nor our prior decisions require specific findings, or a record showing, that the trial judge has ‘explored all alternatives’ to…”
In Re Priscilla S. (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “In that case, the appellate court determined the juvenile court deviated substantially from ADJC commitment guidelines under A.R.S. § 41-2816. Id. “Less secure” in that case, however, solely referred to the 3 Juvenile does not challenge the status of either sister as a…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 41-2816(A) — 4 cases
In Re Niky R., 55 P.3d 81 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2002). “t of corrections also provides that secure facilities are for the “custody, treatment, rehabilitation and education of youth who pose a threat to public safety, who have engaged in a pattern of conduct characterized by persistent and delinquent offenses that, as demonstrated…”
In Re Melissa K., 4 P.3d 1034 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2000). “”) § 41-2816(A) (1999). This is in essence the mission statement for the Department of Juvenile Corrections and describes the population toward which its efforts are to be aimed.”
In Re Fernando R. (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014). “Second, because “[w]e assume that judges follow and apply the law,” we have held that “[n]either the new guidelines, the statute [A.R.S. § 41-2816], nor our prior decisions require specific findings, or a record showing, that the trial judge has ‘explored all alternatives’ to…”
In Re Richard C. (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016). “Decision of the Court A.R.S. § 41-2816 require that a juvenile pose a “threat to public safety” before he or she is placed into ADJC custody.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 41-2816(C) — 2 cases
In re the Appeal in Maricopa Cnty. Juv. Action No. JV-512016, 923 P.2d 880 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1996). “Each youth who is placed in a secure care facility shall be assigned a length of stay pursuant to the length of stay guidelines.”
In Re the Appeal in Pinal Cnty. Juv. Delinquency Action No. JV-9404492, 921 P.2d 36 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1996). “The second set of guidelines is the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections Security/Placement and Minimum Length of Stay Guidelines, which was drafted in cooperation with the juvenile court pursuant to AR.S. § 41-2816(C). Those guidelines list ranges of recommended…”
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