KS SB110

Prohibits the use of restraints on juveniles during court hearings under the Kansas juvenile justice code, requiring removal before the juvenile appears before the court

Allows courts to authorize restraints only after making an on-the-record finding that they are the least restrictive means necessary to prevent physical harm, address substantial flight risk, or respond to recent disruptive behavior posing risk of substantial physical harm

Requires written findings of fact when restraints are ordered and mandates that juveniles retain sufficient hand movement to read and handle documents during proceedings

Prohibits restraining juveniles to walls, floors, other juveniles, or furniture under any circumstances during hearings

Adds statutory definitions for "hearing" (including detention, first appearance, adjudicatory, dispositional, and sentencing hearings) and "restraints" (handcuffs, leg shackles, belly chains, and similar devices) to K.S.A. 38-2302