Any court having jurisdiction to place delinquent children may place such a child in an institution in another state pursuant to Article 6 of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children and shall retain jurisdiction as provided in Article 5 thereof.
History: 1953 Comp., § 13-16A-6, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 151, § 6; recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 32A-11-6 by Laws 1993, ch. 77, § 212.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 11 - Interstate Compact on Placement of Children
Section 32A-11-1 - Interstate compact.
Section 32A-11-2 - Financial responsibility; default in compact.
Section 32A-11-3 - Notices; health and social services department [human services department].
Section 32A-11-5 - Financial commitment; approval.
Section 32A-11-6 - Court jurisdiction in placement of delinquent children.