Kansas HB2179 prohibits fines, fees, and costs against juveniles and their parents in juvenile justice cases.
Kansas HB2179 amends the revised Kansas juvenile justice code to prohibit the assessment of fines, fees, costs, court expenses, reimbursements, or other financial obligations against a juvenile or their parent, guardian, or custodian. This prohibition applies to cases filed after July 1, 2019, and before July 1, 2025. The bill also mandates the discharge of any juvenile or their parent, guardian, or custodian currently incarcerated for nonpayment of fines, fees, costs, court expenses, reimbursements, or other financial obligations.
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