As amended through June 7, 2024
(a) Finding of Delinquency or Waywardness. If the court finds that a child is delinquent or wayward, the court may order, upon any term the court determines, that: (1) The child be placed on probation or under supervision in the child's own home or in the home of a relative or other suitable person; (2) The child be placed in the custody of the Director of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families; (3) The child be placed under the care, custody, and control of the Superintendent of the Rhode Island Training School;(4) The child be placed in any other facility licensed or approved by another department of state government;(5) The child, the child's parent, guardian, or other lawful custodian make appropriate and immediate monetary restitution to the owner of damaged property if the court finds that: (i) A child is delinquent or wayward for any offense which has caused damage to the property of another; and(ii) The child, the child's parent, parents, guardian, or other lawful custodian has the ability to pay restitution;(6) The child engage in community restitution or service in addition to or in lieu of the restitution referred to in subsection (a)(5) of this rule, for a period of time to be determined by the court and at a location to be determined or approved by the court; or(7) The parent of the child is to undertake a program of counseling designed to attempt to remedy the conditions which led to the child coming before the court .(b) Finding of a Violation of Controlled Substances Act. Without limiting the foregoing, if the court finds that a child is delinquent or wayward for any violation of the Rhode Island Controlled Substances Act, Chapter 28 of Title 21, the court may order the child, the child's parent, guardian, or other lawful custodian to participate in a program of counseling designed to attempt to remedy the conditions which led to the child coming before the court.(c) Adjudication of Truancy. After an adjudication of truancy, the court may enter a valid court order requiring the child inter alia to attend school and cooperate, follow, and comply with all of the reasonable rules and regulations of the school and make any other order deemed appropriate by the court. (d) Filing of a Petition. Prior to a finding that a child is delinquent or wayward, the court may place the petition on file for a period of one (1) year or less and may attach conditions to the petition. The conditions shall be a valid court order. If following the filing no action is taken on the petition, the petition shall be dismissed by the court.(e) Driving Privileges. If a child is found delinquent or wayward after a hearing on the record, the court may deny, revoke, suspend, or reinstate a child's driving privileges including both the learning license and the driver's license. At the hearing, the court will consider any need of the child or the child's family for the child to have a driver's license, the relative benefits of the child retaining or losing driving privileges, and whether any circumstances in the school environment or educational services are adversely affecting the child's school attendance.As amended 2/14/2006; amended March 1, 2019, effective 7/1/2019; amended April 30, 2019, effective 11/4/2019; amended November 5, 2019, effective 1/6/2020.