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12-15-308
Section 12-15-308 Filing of petition and conduct of 72-hour hearing as to necessity for continuation
of shelter care of a child. (a) When a child alleged to be dependent has been removed from
the custody of the parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian and has not been returned to
same, a hearing shall be held within 72 hours from the time of removal, Saturdays, Sundays,
and holidays included, to determine whether continued shelter care is required. (b) Notice
of the 72-hour hearing requirement, either verbal or written, stating the date, time, place,
and purpose of the hearing and the right to counsel shall be given to the parent, legal guardian,
or legal custodian if he or she can be found. (c) At the commencement of the 72-hour hearing
requirement, the juvenile court shall advise the parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian
of the right to counsel and shall appoint counsel if the juvenile court determines he or she
is indigent. If the juvenile court already has not done so, it...
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26-2A-137
Section 26-2A-137 Protective arrangements and single transactions authorized. (a) If it is
established in a proper proceeding that a basis exists for the appointment of a conservator
or protective order as described in Section 26-2A-130, the court, without appointing a conservator,
may authorize, direct, or ratify any transaction necessary or desirable to achieve any security,
service, or care arrangement meeting the foreseeable needs of the protected person. Protective
arrangements include payment, delivery, deposit, or retention of funds or property; sale,
mortgage, lease, or other transfer of property, including, but not limited to the leasing
of oil, gas, and other mineral rights of the protected person; entry into an annuity contract,
a contract for life care, a deposit contract, or a contract for training and education; or
addition to or establishment of a suitable trust. (b) If it is established in a proper proceeding
that a basis exists for the appointment of a conservator or...
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26-2A-78
Section 26-2A-78 Powers and duties of guardian of minor. (a) A guardian of a minor ward has
the powers and responsibilities of a parent regarding the ward's health, support, education,
or maintenance, but a guardian is not personally liable for the ward's expenses and is not
liable to third persons by reason of the relationship for acts of the ward. (b) In particular
and without qualifying the foregoing, a guardian shall: (1) Become or remain personally acquainted
with the ward and maintain sufficient contact with the ward to know of the ward's capacities,
limitations, needs, opportunities, and physical and mental health; (2) Take reasonable care
of the ward's personal effects and commence protective proceedings if necessary to protect
other property of the ward; (3) Apply any available money of the ward to the ward's current
needs for health, support, education, or maintenance; (4) Conserve any excess money of the
ward for the ward's future needs, but if a conservator has been...
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12-15-121
Section 12-15-121 Form, contents, and execution of juvenile petitions. (a) A juvenile petition
alleging delinquency, in need of supervision, or dependency may be signed by any person 18
years of age or older, other than a juvenile court intake officer, who has knowledge of the
facts alleged or is informed of them and believes that they are true. However, the person
signing a dependency petition, in the petition or in an attached affidavit, shall give information,
if reasonably ascertainable, as required in Section 30-3B-209. (b) A petition shall be entitled
"In the matter of _____, a child" and shall be made under oath. (c) The petition
shall set forth with specificity all of the following: (1) The facts which bring the child
under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the facts constituting the alleged dependency,
delinquency, or need of supervision and the facts showing that the child is in need of supervision,
treatment, rehabilitation, care, or the protection of the state, as the...
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12-15-208
Section 12-15-208 Facilities to be used for detention or shelter care of children generally;
when child may be detained in jail or other facility for detention of adults; notification
of juvenile court, when child received at facility for detention of adult offenders or persons
charged with crimes; development of statewide system; Department of Youth Services to subsidize
detention in regional facilities, may contract for detention; transfer of child to detention
facility, when case transferred from juvenile court for criminal prosecution. (a) Persons
who shall not be detained or confined in secure custody include all of the following: (1)
STATUS OFFENDERS. Effective October 1, 2009, status offenders, as defined in this article,
shall not be detained or confined in secure custody, except that a status offender who is
charged with or who commits a violation of a valid court order may be detained in secure custody
in a juvenile detention facility for up to 72 hours in any six-month...
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12-15-407
Section 12-15-407 Probable cause hearings for temporary confinement of the minor or child.
(a) If the juvenile court finds it necessary to temporarily confine or restrain the minor
or child, pending final hearing upon a petition for mental commitment of the minor or child
in the custody of any person, department, or agency other than his or her parent, legal guardian,
or legal custodian, the juvenile court at the time the confinement is ordered shall set the
matter for a hearing within seven days to determine if probable cause exists that the minor
or child should be committed. At the probable cause hearing, the juvenile court shall determine
if it is necessary to continue the restraint or confinement pending the final hearing. (b)
Upon a finding of probable cause that the minor or child should be committed, the juvenile
court shall enter an order so stating and setting the date, time, and place of the hearing
on the merits of the petition. (c) The final hearing shall be held on the...
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26-2A-81
Section 26-2A-81 Resignation, removal, and other post-appointment proceedings. (a) Any person
interested in the welfare of a ward or the ward, if 14 or more years of age, may petition
for removal of a guardian on the ground that removal would be in the best interest of the
ward or for any other order that is in the best interest of the ward. A guardian may petition
for permission to resign. A petition for removal or for permission to resign may, but need
not, include a request for appointment of a successor guardian. (b) Notice of hearing on a
petition for an order subsequent to appointment of a guardian must be given, as prescribed
in Section 26-2A-50, to the ward, the guardian, and any other person as ordered by the court.
(c) After notice and hearing on a petition for removal or for permission to resign, the court
may terminate the guardianship and make any further order that may be appropriate. (d) If
the court determines at any time in the proceeding that the interest of the ward...
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38-15-8
Section 38-15-8 Rulemaking authority; authority of department to act in loco parentis; registration
approval required; performance of services in accordance with religious beliefs. (a) On or
before January 1, 2018, the department shall adopt rules to implement this chapter, in consultation
with interested parties, including representatives of any institution with any combination
of organizational characteristics defined by this section, former residents of long-term youth
residential facilities, advocates for youth, and private concerned parties. Until rules are
adopted by the department and become effective any existing child or youth residential organization,
facility, institution, boarding school, or program operating in this state shall be governed
by the rules applicable to residential care facilities regulated by the Department of Human
Resources pursuant to published minimum standards for residential child care facilities. Any
institution, facility, or program subject to this...
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17-8-4
Section 17-8-4 Replacement of ineligible member of appointing board. Upon receiving the certificate
provided for in Section 17-8-3, the remaining members of the appointing board shall forthwith
and without delay appoint a qualified elector to take the place of each member of the appointing
board who is a candidate for election, and shall cause the elector so appointed to be informed
of his or her appointment. No person shall be appointed who is a candidate for any office
to be voted for in that election. If the remaining members of the appointing board are unable
to agree as to who should take the place of an appointing board member who is a candidate
for election or if all members of the appointing board are unable to serve, the presiding
circuit court judge shall make the appointment. The person so appointed shall perform all
the duties and be vested with all the powers of the regular members of the appointing board,
and shall take an oath to faithfully perform his or her duties....
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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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