Juvenile courts would stop charging families for children's support and cases

Courts would not order a parent or guardian to pay a child's institutional support, care, or treatment costs. This applies to parents or guardians of children under juvenile court authority, including children committed to another person or institution. A county would pay necessary support unless the child is committed to a person or institution willing to receive the child without charge. County payment requires the juvenile court judge's approval. The text gives no start date.

Courts would not impose juvenile assessments or charge minors or their caregivers court costs for the minor's actions. The provisions cover minors and their parents, guardians, or legal custodians in cases involving the minor's actions. The protections apply to charges tied to the minor's actions; the text does not waive every court cost in every kind of case. The text gives no start date.