41-5-2502. Purpose.
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41-5-2502 . Purpose. The criminally convicted youth act must be interpreted and construed to effectuate the following express legislative purposes:
(1)to protect the public;
(2)to hold youth who commit offenses that may be filed directly in district court pursuant to 41-5-206 accountable for their actions;
(3)to provide for the custody, assessment, care, supervision, treatment, education, rehabilitation, and work and skill development of youth convicted in district court; and
(4)to comply with the legislative purposes set forth in 41-5-102 .