The 2023 Sentencing & Release Guidelines are effective April 1, 2023, and determine the presumptive sentence for offenses committed on or after the effective date. The Guidelines remain in effect until the next publication. An individual’s guideline calculations will be based on the version of the sentencing guidelines that govern on the date the individual was sentenced. 

These Juvenile Disposition Guidelines are a cooperative venture. The effort is to provide a mechanism for communication and improvement of key policy rather than to dictate practice by statute or rule. For the Juvenile Disposition Guidelines to function well, several policies are important. The policies need not be implemented exactly as stated, but their intent is critical. The Juvenile Disposition Guidelines provides an overview of these policies and suggestions for implementation.