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12-15-301
is a relative of the child and has been providing care and support for the child while the
child has been residing in the home of the caregiver for at least the last six consecutive
months while in the legal custody of the Department of Human Resources or a designated official
for a child-placing agency or a successor guardian. (4) CHILD ABUSE. Harm or the risk of harm
to the emotional health, physical health, or welfare of a child, which can occur through nonaccidental
physical or mental injury, sexual abuse, or attempted sexual abuse or sexual exploitation
or attempted sexual exploitation. (5) CHILD-PLACING AGENCY. The same as the term is defined
in subdivision (3) of Section 38-7-2. (6) ELIGIBLE CHILD. In addition to the definition of
child in subdivision (3) of Section 12-15-102, an individual under 18 years of age who has
been residing with the caregiver for at least the last six consecutive months while in the
legal custody of the Department of Human Resources. (7) FORENSIC...
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26-10A-33
Section 26-10A-33 Crime to place children for adoption. Only a parent, a parent of a deceased
parent, or a relative of the degree of relationship specified in Section 26-10A-28, the Department
of Human Resources or a licensed child placing agency, or an agency approved by the Department
of Human Resources may place a minor for adoption. No person or entity other than the Department
of Human Resources or a licensed child placing agency shall engage in the business of placing
minors for adoption. Any person or entity making more than two unrelated placements of minors
for adoption within the preceding twelve-month period shall be deemed to be in the business
of placing minors for adoption. Any other person who places a minor for adoption is guilty,
upon the first conviction, of a Class A misdemeanor and upon subsequent convictions is guilty
of a Class C felony. This section does not intend to make it unlawful for any person not engaged
in the business of placing minors for adoption to...
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26-14-7.2
Section 26-14-7.2 Child denied medical treatment due to parents' religious beliefs. (a) When
an investigation of child abuse or neglect by the Department of Human Resources determines
that a parent or legal guardian legitimately practicing his or her religious beliefs has not
provided specific medical treatment for a child, the parent or legal guardian shall not be
considered a negligent parent or guardian for that reason alone. This exception shall not
preclude a court from ordering that medical services be provided to the child when the child's
health requires it. (b) The department may, in any case, pursue any legal remedies, including
the initiation of legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction, as may be necessary
to provide medical care or treatment for a child when the care or treatment is necessary to
prevent or remedy serious harm to the child, or to prevent the withholding of medically indicated
treatments from infants with disabilities and with life-threatening...
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38-10-5
Section 38-10-5 Form and effect of assignment of child support payments to department. Notwithstanding
any other provisions of this article, as a condition of eligibility for aid, each recipient
of aid to families with dependent children shall have assigned to the department by operation
of law any rights to support from any other person which such recipient may have in his own
behalf or in behalf of any other family member for whom the recipient is receiving aid, which
accrued at the time such assignment is executed, which continue to accrue until said recipient
family ceases to receive aid and which may have effect as provided by the Social Security
Act and amendments thereto. Such assignment to the department of the rights to any support
owed up to the amount of aid paid by the department to the recipient shall conform with the
requirements of the Social Security Act and amendments thereto. Such assignment shall make
the department assignee of and to the right of such child or...
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38-10-7
Section 38-10-7 Institution of actions for enforcement of child support obligations, etc. (a)
Whenever anyone owing the obligation of support has failed to provide support, and application
is made to the department for support services as may be provided pursuant to the requirements
of Title IV-D or for aid, the department, and including the district attorney when providing
services for the department, may take appropriate action under this article, or any other
appropriate state and federal statutes, to assure that the responsible person or persons owing
the obligation of support provide support, including, but not limited to, civil or criminal
actions to determine parentage or to establish, modify, or enforce support obligations. All
actions to determine parentage or to establish, modify, or enforce support obligations may
be brought in either the juvenile court or district court or the circuit court or appropriate
federal court, and all presently existing statutes are hereby amended...
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38-12B-2
Section 38-12B-2 Develpment and adminstration of program. (a) The State Department of Human
Resources shall develop and administer Fostering Hope, a scholarship program for designated
persons currently or formerly in the state foster care program, including children adopted
from the program at the age of 14 or older. Commencing with the 2016-2017 academic year, the
program, on behalf of participants, shall do either of the following: (1) Pay for tuition
and required fees at any public two-year or four-year institution of higher education in the
state. (2) Pay required fees for job training courses or skill certifications that are offered
by any public two-year or four-year institution of higher education in the state or other
publicly funded training programs in the state, and not considered an associate's degree,
if the courses or certifications are first approved by the department. (b) Payments of tuition
and required fees are considered program scholarships. (Act 2015-121, §2.)...
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9-16-125
Section 9-16-125 Reclamation program. (a) The Department of Labor, State Programs Division,
shall establish and maintain a state reclamation program for abandoned mines which complies
with Title IV of Public Law 95-87. The state reclamation program plan shall generally identify
the areas to be reclaimed, the purposes for which the reclamation is proposed, the relationship
of the lands to be reclaimed and the proposed reclamation to surrounding areas, the specific
criteria for ranking and identifying projects to be funded, and the legal authority and programmatic
capability to perform such work in conformance with the provisions of the federal act. (b)
The director shall annually submit to the secretary, an application for the support of the
state program and implementation of specific reclamation projects. Such requests shall include,
but shall not be limited to: (1) A general description of each proposed project; (2) A priority
evaluation of each proposed project; (3) A statement of...
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16-1-19
Section 16-1-19 Students at colleges, universities, etc., deemed residents of state if parent
or guardian registered to vote in state and employed by congressman or in executive branch
of federal government on appointment by President. Any law or any rule or regulation to the
contrary notwithstanding, for the purposes of paying tuition or fees at any college, university
or other institution of higher learning, any student shall be considered a resident of this
state if one of the student's parents or legal guardians is a resident of this state for voting
purposes and is either a full-time employee of a United States senator or congressman representing
this state or a full-time officer or employee of the Executive Branch of the federal government
on appointment by the President of the United States. (Acts 1977, No. 697, p. 1233, § 1.)...
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22-5A-3
Section 22-5A-3 Duties of State Ombudsman and department. The State Ombudsman and the department
are hereby authorized to investigate complaints concerning health care, domiciliary and residential
care facilities. The State Ombudsman shall promote the well-being and quality of life of long-term
residential health care recipients and encourage the development of community ombudsman activities
at the local level. After appropriate training and approval by the department, community ombudsmen
shall be certified by the department and shall have the powers and responsibilities set forth
in Sections 22-5A-4 and 22-5A-6, subject to the procedures established by the State Ombudsman
pursuant to Section 22-5A-5. The State Ombudsman shall submit to the department an annual
written report documenting the kinds of complaints and problems reported so that the department
can make recommendations concerning needed policy, regulatory, and legislative changes. (Acts
1985, No. 85-657, p. 1029, §3.)...
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30-3B-305
Section 30-3B-305 Registration of child custody determination. (a) A child custody determination
issued by a court of another state may be registered in this state, with or without a simultaneous
request for enforcement, by sending to the appropriate court in this state: (1) A letter or
other document requesting registration; (2) Two copies, including one certified copy, of the
determination sought to be registered, and a statement under penalty of perjury that to the
best of the knowledge and belief of the person seeking registration the order has not been
modified; and (3) Except as otherwise provided in Section 30-3B-209, the name and address
of the person seeking registration and any parent or person acting as a parent who has been
awarded custody or visitation in the child custody determination sought to be registered.
(b) On receipt of the documents required by subsection (a), the registering court shall: (1)
Cause the determination to be filed as a foreign judgment, together...
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