AK · rules
Alaska Delinq. R. 22
Reports in Aid of Disposition
(a) Predisposition Report.
(1) The predisposition report filed by the Department
may include information concerning the following: the
juvenile’s family background, educational history, past
adjudications, verified past incidents of delinquent behavior;
the juvenile’s medical, psychological and psychiatric history;
and a description of the delinquent act and the juvenile’s
attitude about the act. The report must contain a
recommendation regarding the recommended form of
treatment that would be in the best interests of the juvenile and
the public, and the victim impact statement required by AS
47.12.130.
(2) The predisposition report must be made available to
the persons entitled to it at least ten days before the disposition
hearing unless the parties agree to a different period and this
agreement is approved by the court. A predisposition report
which is submitted to the court prior to the adjudication
hearing must be kept sealed until the adjudication hearing is
completed.
(b) Supplementary Material. The court may order
mental and physical examinations of the juvenile, studies of
the home of any person with whom the juvenile might be
placed by the court, and may provide for any other reports to
aid in disposition. Parties may prepare and submit their own
reports in aid of disposition. All such materials must be made
available to the persons entitled to receive them at a reasonable
time prior to disposition.
(c) Disclosure of Reports. Unless otherwise ordered,
copies of predisposition reports and supplementary materials
must be given to all parties. Any party may move to withhold
all or part of a report from the juvenile or the juvenile’s parents
or guardian if disclosure would be likely to cause serious
psychological harm to the juvenile or the family relationship.
The court shall inspect the reports in camera prior to entering
such a limitation on disclosure and a limitation does not bar an
attorney’s access to the material withheld. The court may enter
orders prohibiting release of the material by the attorney to his
or her client.
History
(SCO 845 effective August 15, 1987; amended by SCO 1092 effective July 15, 1992; and by SCO 1265 effective July 15, 1997) Note: Paragraph (a) was amended by ch. 57, § 22, SLA 1991. Note: Chapter 70 SLA 2005 (SB 154) enacted changes concerning proceedings relating to delinquent minors. According to section 10 of the Act, the changes made by sections 1-8 of the Act have the effect of amending Delinquency Rule 22(c) by requiring the court to conform the rule to the statutory changes to acknowledge the inclusion of certain persons 18 years of age or over as minors under AS 47.12 and AS 47.14 and to acknowledge the special statutory provisions contained in sections 1-8 of the Act applicable to those persons. Cross References CROSS REFERENCE: AS 47.12.120(a).
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