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Slovenia

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Legal instrument Key provision
Police tasks and powers act (Zakon o nalogah in pooblastilih policije)A person who is under age shall be separated from adults.
Criminal procedure act (Zakon o kazenskem postopku)A minor in remand custody shall be separated from adults. Upon considering the minor’s personality and other circumstances in a specific case, the juvenile judge may exceptionally order that a minor be detained with adults, if this is in their interest and to their benefit. A minor who has reached 18 years of age before the remand order has been issued or during the remand period, but has not yet reached 21 years of age, may be detained together with minors if, with a view to their personality and other circumstances, this is in their favour and in the favour of juveniles detained with them.
The Enforcement of criminal sanctions act (Zakon o izvrševanju kazenskih sankcij)Older minors (i.e. persons between 16 and 18 years of age) shall serve a sentence of juvenile imprisonment in a special institution for serving a sentence of juvenile imprisonment, in which they may remain until they reach 23 years of age.

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