Section 6 Statutory Duties

• Library: Juvenile Law 2011

Although specific statutory duties of the juvenile officer were briefly described in §1.5 above and are more fully developed in succeeding sections, a more general list of juvenile officer responsibilities, offered by § 211.401, RSMo 2000, may be helpful. Section 211.401 provides that the juvenile officer will have the following responsibilities:

(1) Make such investigations and furnish the court with such information and assistance as the judge may require;

(2) Keep a written record of such investigations...