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12-15-122
Section 12-15-122 Issuance and service of summonses generally; waiver of service of summonses.
(a) After a petition alleging delinquency, in need of supervision, or dependency has been
filed, the juvenile court shall direct the issuance of summonses to be directed to the child
if he or she is 12 or more years of age, to the parents, legal guardian, or other legal custodian,
and to other persons who appear to the juvenile court to be proper or necessary parties to
the proceedings, requiring them to appear personally before the juvenile court at the time
fixed to answer or testify as to the allegations of the petition. Where the legal custodian
is summoned, the parent or legal guardian, or both, shall also be served with a summons. (b)
A copy of the petition shall be attached to each summons. (c) The summons shall direct the
parents, legal guardian, or other legal custodian having the custody or control of the child
to bring him or her to the hearing. (d) An adult who is a party may...
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12-15-409
Section 12-15-409 Role of attorney as advocate; designation of facilities. (a) An attorney
representing the state, any county, or municipality or the Department of Youth Services or
the Department of Human Resources or an attorney representing the person or persons filing
a petition to have a minor or child committed may serve as the advocate in support of the
petition to commit in all matters regarding the petition. (b) At the final hearing upon a
petition seeking to commit a minor or child to the custody of the department on the basis
that the minor or child is mentally ill, the juvenile court may grant the petition if clear
and convincing evidence proves all of the following: (1) That the minor or child sought to
be committed is mentally ill. (2) That, as a consequence of the mental illness, the minor
or child poses a real and present threat of substantial harm to himself, herself, or to others.
(3) That the threat of substantial harm has been evidenced by a recent overt act. (4)...
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26-21-4
Section 26-21-4 Procedure for waiver of consent requirement - Notice to parents or guardian
prohibited; participation in proceedings; right to counsel; assistance in preparing petition;
confidentiality; contents of petition; precedence of proceeding; rules of procedure; waiver
of consent; guardian ad litem for interests of unborn child; findings and conclusions; appeal;
no fees or costs; related criminal charges. (a) A minor who elects not to seek or does not
or cannot for any reason, obtain consent from either of her parents or legal guardian, may
petition, on her own behalf, the juvenile court, or the court of equal standing, in the county
in which the minor resides or in the county in which the abortion is to be performed for a
waiver of the consent requirement of this chapter. Notice by the court to the minor's parents,
parent, or legal guardian shall not be required or permitted. The requirements and procedures
under this chapter shall apply and are available only to minors who...
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12-15-312
Section 12-15-312 Reasonable efforts in judicial determinations; situations in which reasonable
efforts are not required to be made. (a) When the juvenile court enters an order removing
a child from his or her home and places the child into foster care or custody of the Department
of Human Resources pursuant to this chapter, the order shall contain specific findings, if
warranted by the evidence, within the following time periods while making child safety the
paramount concern: (1) In the first order of the juvenile court that sanctions the removal,
whether continuation of the residence of the child in the home would be contrary to the welfare
of the child. This order may be the pick-up order that the juvenile court issues on the filing
of a dependency petition. (2) Within 60 days after the child is removed from the home of the
child, whether reasonable efforts have been made to prevent removal of the child or whether
reasonable efforts were not required to be made. (3) Within 12...
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12-15-202
Section 12-15-202 Rights of the child. (a) Rights of the child when taken into custody. When
a child is taken into custody, the person taking the child into custody shall inform the child
of all of the following, in language understandable to the child: (1) The reason that the
child is being taken into custody. (2) That the child has the right to communicate with his
or her parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian whether or not that person is present. If
necessary, reasonable means will be provided for the child to do so. (3) The child has the
right to communicate with an attorney. If the child does not have an attorney, one will be
appointed for him or her. If the child has an attorney who is not present, reasonable means
shall be provided for the child to communicate with the attorney. (b) Rights of the child
before being questioned while in custody. Before the child is questioned about anything concerning
the charge on which the child was taken into custody, the person asking the...
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30-3-4.2
Section 30-3-4.2 Grandparent visitation. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following
words have the following meanings: (1) GRANDPARENT. The parent of a parent, whether the relationship
is created biologically or by adoption. (2) HARM. A finding by the court, by clear and convincing
evidence, that without court-ordered visitation by the grandparent, the child's emotional,
mental, or physical well-being has been, could reasonably be, or would be jeopardized. (b)
A grandparent may file an original action in a circuit court where his or her grandchild resides
or any other court exercising jurisdiction with respect to the grandchild or file a motion
to intervene in any action when any court in this state has before it any issue concerning
custody of the grandchild, including a domestic relations proceeding involving the parent
or parents of the grandchild, for reasonable visitation rights with respect to the grandchild
if any of the following circumstances exist: (1) An action for...
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12-15-214
Section 12-15-214 Ordering and preparation of study and written report concerning child; ordering,
conduct, and certification of findings of physical or mental examination of child prior to
hearing on petition generally; examination of parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian after
hearing where ability to care for or supervise child in issue. The juvenile court may direct
that a juvenile probation officer conduct a study and submit a written report to the juvenile
court with recommendations concerning a child, his or her family, his or her environment,
and other matters relevant to the need for treatment or disposition of the case. The recommendations
may indicate that the child needs further mental health evaluation, especially, in some cases,
for the purpose of determining whether the child is competent to stand trial. The recommendations
may also include a request that the juvenile court proceed pursuant to Section 12-15-130.
(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-127; §12-15-69;...
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12-15-313
Section 12-15-313 Ordering and preparation of report concerning a child and family; ordering,
conduct, and certification of findings of physical or mental examination of child prior to
hearing on petition generally; examination of parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian after
hearing where ability to care for or supervise child at issue. (a) After a petition alleging
dependency has been filed, the juvenile court may direct that a study and report to the juvenile
court be made by the Department of Human Resources with recommendations concerning the child,
his or her family, his or her environment, and other matters relevant to the need for treatment
or disposition of the case. (b) Where there are indications that the child may be physically
ill or a child with mental illness or an intellectual disability, on its own motion or motion
of a party, may order the child to be examined at a suitable place by a physician, psychiatrist,
psychologist, or other qualified examiner under the...
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12-15-315
Section 12-15-315 Permanency hearing for Department of Human Resources cases only. (a) Within
12 months of the date a child is removed from the home and placed in out-of-home care, and
not less frequently than every 12 months thereafter during the continuation of the child in
out-of-home care, the juvenile court shall hold a permanency hearing. The Department of Human
Resources shall present to the juvenile court at the hearing a permanent plan for the child.
The juvenile court shall consult with the child, in an age-appropriate manner, regarding the
permanency plan and any transition plan to independent living. If a permanent plan is not
presented to the juvenile court at this hearing, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that
the child should be returned home. This provision is intended to ensure that a permanent plan
is prepared by the Department of Human Resources and presented to the juvenile court within
12 months of the placement of any child in foster care and no less...
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12-15-211
Section 12-15-211 Suspension of proceedings and continuation of cases under terms and conditions
agreed to by parties. (a) The juvenile court may suspend delinquency or child in need of supervision
proceedings pursuant to a consent decree. The terms and conditions of the consent decree shall
be agreed to by the child and his or her parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian. The consent
decree shall be entered at any time after the filing of a delinquency or child in need of
supervision petition and before the entry of an adjudication order. The child and his or her
parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian shall be advised of their rights, including the
right to counsel. (b) Where an objection is made by the prosecutor, the juvenile court, after
considering the objection and the reasons therefor, shall proceed to determine whether it
is appropriate to enter a consent decree. (c) A consent decree shall remain in force for six
months unless the child is discharged sooner by the...
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