§ 6-103. Time for disposition of juvenile cases.

   (A) Notwithstanding any federal or state law providing for a longer period, the juvenile shall not be held in detention for more than 48 hours without a probable cause hearing being conducted by the appropriate judicial authority.

   (B) Adjudication hearings in dependent/neglect cases under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43‑247(3)(a) should be held within 90 days of filing of the petition, except in cases with exceptional complications, in which cases adjudication should be held within 180 days. Adjudication hearings in law violation cases should be held within 180 days of filing of the petition.

   (C) A disposition hearing should be held within 60 days from the date of the adjudication hearing, unless good cause is shown.

   (D) Review hearings for children in out‑of‑home placements should be held, on the record, every 6 months.

Rule 3(A) – (D) adopted March 19, 1997. Renumbered and codified as § 6-103, effective July 18, 2008.