MO SB1649

Amends Section 211.061, RSMo, governing juvenile detention procedures in Missouri

Requires detention hearings to be held on the record and follow the same procedural and substantive rules as preliminary hearings in criminal prosecutions

Mandates courts inform juveniles of their right to counsel, including appointed counsel under section 211.211, at the start of detention hearings

Establishes that courts must receive evidence on probable cause that an offense was committed and the juvenile committed it, plus evidence on the necessity for detention

Prohibits detention unless the court finds both probable cause and that detention is required for specific reasons: protecting the juvenile, protecting others, flight risk, lack of suitable guardian, or the juvenile is a fugitive from another jurisdiction