Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 8 - Child Safety

§ 8-105 - Preadoption certification; investigation; central adoption registry - 8-105. Preadoption certification; investigation; central adoption registry A. Before any...

§ 8-105.01 - Adoption; racial preferences; prohibition; exception - 8-105.01. Adoption; racial preferences; prohibition; exception A. Notwithstanding any law...

§ 8-105.02 - Adoption by foster parents; removal of child - 8-105.02. Adoption by foster parents; removal of child The division...

§ 8-105.03 - Adoption information from local community organizations - 8-105.03. Adoption information from local community organizations The division shall...

§ 8-106 - Consent to adoption; waiver; consent to the release of information; notification to potential fathers - 8-106. Consent to adoption; waiver; consent to the release of...

§ 8-106.01 - Putative fathers registry; claim of paternity; adoptive interest - 8-106.01. Putative fathers registry; claim of paternity; adoptive interest A....

§ 8-107 - Time and contents of consent - 8-107. Time and contents of consent A. All consents to...

§ 8-108 - Petition for child's custody by noncertified party; hearing; exceptions - 8-108. Petition for child's custody by noncertified party; hearing; exceptions...

§ 8-109 - Petition to adopt; contents - 8-109. Petition to adopt; contents A. The potential adoptive parent...

§ 8-110 - Fictitious name for child - 8-110. Fictitious name for child A. The court may order,...

§ 8-111 - Notice of hearing on petition to adopt; service - 8-111. Notice of hearing on petition to adopt; service After...

§ 8-112 - Social studies; requirements - 8-112. Social studies; requirements A. The division, an agency or...

§ 8-113 - Removal from home; expedited hearings; probationary period; rights and responsibilities; visitation limitations - 8-113. Removal from home; expedited hearings; probationary period; rights and...

§ 8-114 - Monies paid to or for parent; court approval; attorney fees; accounting; disallowance; exception - 8-114. Monies paid to or for parent; court approval; attorney...

§ 8-115 - Hearing; procedure; record; evidence - 8-115. Hearing; procedure; record; evidence A. The court shall hold...

§ 8-116 - Court order; contents; form - 8-116. Court order; contents; form A. If, after the hearing...

§ 8-116.01 - Agreements regarding communications - 8-116.01. Agreements regarding communications A. The parties to a proceeding...

§ 8-117 - Rights under adoption order - 8-117. Rights under adoption order A. On entry of the...

§ 8-118 - Petition withdrawal or denial; custody - 8-118. Petition withdrawal or denial; custody In any case in...

§ 8-119 - Dismissal after death; exception - 8-119. Dismissal after death; exception In the event of the...

§ 8-120 - Records; inspection; exception; destruction or transfer of certain records - 8-120. Records; inspection; exception; destruction or transfer of certain records...

§ 8-121 - Confidentiality of information; exceptions - 8-121. Confidentiality of information; exceptions A. It is unlawful, except...

§ 8-122 - Financial hardship; deferral, waiver or reduction of fees - 8-122. Financial hardship; deferral, waiver or reduction of fees The...

§ 8-123 - Irregularities; curative period - 8-123. Irregularities; curative period After one year from the date...

§ 8-124 - Subsequent adoptions - 8-124. Subsequent adoptions The adoption of an adopted person is...

§ 8-125 - Adoption decrees of other states - 8-125. Adoption decrees of other states Where an adoption has...

§ 8-126 - Licensure and regulation of agencies - 8-126. Licensure and regulation of agencies The division shall: 1....

§ 8-127 - Services of county attorney; exception - 8-127. Services of county attorney; exception A. The county attorney...

§ 8-128 - Violation; classification - 8-128. Violation; classification A person who knowingly violates any provision...

§ 8-129 - Health and genetic history; compilation; availability; costs - 8-129. Health and genetic history; compilation; availability; costs A. Before...

§ 8-130 - Consent to licensed agency or division; attorneys; affidavits - 8-130. Consent to licensed agency or division; attorneys; affidavits A....

§ 8-131 - Exemption of division from licensure; compliance with standards - 8-131. Exemption of division from licensure; compliance with standards The...

§ 8-132 - Adoption agency information confidentiality; permissible disclosure; use; violation; classification; definitions - 8-132. Adoption agency information confidentiality; permissible disclosure; use; violation; classification;...

§ 8-133 - Fees for division services - 8-133. Fees for division services A. The division may charge...

§ 8-134 - Confidential intermediary - 8-134. Confidential intermediary A. Any of the following persons may...

§ 8-135 - Confidential intermediary and fiduciary fund - 8-135. Confidential intermediary and fiduciary fund A. The confidential intermediary...

§ 8-136 - Prospective adoptive parent's blindness; certification; grant of adoption; burden of proof; specific written findings; definitions - 8-136. Prospective adoptive parent's blindness; certification; grant of adoption; burden...

§ 8-141 - Definitions; exception - 8-141. Definitions; exception A. In this article, unless the context...

§ 8-142 - Adoption subsidy program; funding; claims; limitation - 8-142. Adoption subsidy program; funding; claims; limitation A. The department...

§ 8-142.01 - Adoption subsidy program; hospital reimbursement - 8-142.01. Adoption subsidy program; hospital reimbursement A. Notwithstanding section 8-144,...

§ 8-143 - Eligibility for subsidies; rate - 8-143. Eligibility for subsidies; rate A. The following persons may...

§ 8-144 - Subsidy agreement; duration; amount; periodic review; confidentiality - 8-144. Subsidy agreement; duration; amount; periodic review; confidentiality A. The...

§ 8-145 - Appeals - 8-145. Appeals An order denying, reducing or terminating a subsidy...

§ 8-161 - Definitions - 8-161. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:...

§ 8-162 - Nonrecurring adoption expense program; funding; use of other resources; payment - 8-162. Nonrecurring adoption expense program; funding; use of other resources;...

§ 8-163 - Eligibility - 8-163. Eligibility A. Parents who have adopted a child with...

§ 8-164 - Nonrecurring expenses; limitation - 8-164. Nonrecurring expenses; limitation A. The amount of nonrecurring adoption...

§ 8-165 - Records - 8-165. Records The department shall maintain records which include information...

§ 8-166 - Appeals - 8-166. Appeals A person may appeal a department decision denying...

§ 8-171 - Definitions - 8-171. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:...

§ 8-172 - Interstate compacts; requirements; optional contents - 8-172. Interstate compacts; requirements; optional contents The department may enter...

§ 8-173 - Adoption assistance agreements; reciprocity conditions; violation; classification - 8-173. Adoption assistance agreements; reciprocity conditions; violation; classification A. A...

§ 8-201 - Definitions - 8-201. Definitions In this title, unless the context otherwise requires:...

§ 8-201.01 - Prohibitions - 8-201.01. Prohibitions A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter...

§ 8-202 - Jurisdiction of juvenile court - 8-202. Jurisdiction of juvenile court A. The juvenile court has...

§ 8-203 - Court employees; appointment; certification; qualifications; salary; bond - 8-203. Court employees; appointment; certification; qualifications; salary; bond A. The...

§ 8-203.01 - Fingerprinting juvenile probation officers; affidavit - 8-203.01. Fingerprinting juvenile probation officers; affidavit A. Juvenile probation officers...

§ 8-204 - Juvenile court employees; merit system; annual report - 8-204. Juvenile court employees; merit system; annual report A. The...

§ 8-205 - Powers and duties of juvenile court personnel - 8-205. Powers and duties of juvenile court personnel Subject to...

§ 8-206 - Venue - 8-206. Venue A. The venue of proceedings in the juvenile...

§ 8-207 - Order of adjudication; noncriminal; use as evidence - 8-207. Order of adjudication; noncriminal; use as evidence A. Except...

§ 8-208 - Juvenile court records; public inspection; exceptions - 8-208. Juvenile court records; public inspection; exceptions A. The following...

§ 8-209 - Juvenile court facilities; juvenile shelters; treatment services - 8-209. Juvenile court facilities; juvenile shelters; treatment services If appropriate...

§ 8-221 - Counsel right of juvenile, parent or guardian; appointment; reimbursement; guardian ad litem - 8-221. Counsel right of juvenile, parent or guardian; appointment; reimbursement;...

§ 8-222 - Subpoenas; issuance - 8-222. Subpoenas; issuance A. The clerk may issue subpoenas and...

§ 8-231 - Juvenile court commissioners; appointment; powers and duties; compensation; qualifications - 8-231. Juvenile court commissioners; appointment; powers and duties; compensation; qualifications...

§ 8-232 - County attorney - 8-232. County attorney If a child in a juvenile court...

§ 8-233 - Record of proceeding - 8-233. Record of proceeding The provisions of title 12, chapter...

§ 8-234 - Treatment, community restitution, restraining and protective orders - 8-234. Treatment, community restitution, restraining and protective orders A. A...

§ 8-235 - Appeals - 8-235. Appeals A. Any aggrieved party in any juvenile court...

§ 8-236 - Cooperation - 8-236. Cooperation A. Every public official and department shall render...

§ 8-237 - Statement or conduct of minor; hearsay exception - 8-237. Statement or conduct of minor; hearsay exception The out-of-court...

§ 8-238 - Advisory hearing; DNA - 8-238. Advisory hearing; DNA A. If a juvenile is charged...

§ 8-241 - Fees on disposition - 8-241. Fees on disposition A. Notwithstanding section 8-243, the juvenile...

§ 8-242 - Evaluation and disposition of a child with developmental disabilities - 8-242. Evaluation and disposition of a child with developmental disabilities...

§ 8-243 - Liability of parents to bear expense; exception - 8-243. Liability of parents to bear expense; exception A. The...

§ 8-243.01 - Deposit of child support assessment monies - 8-243.01. Deposit of child support assessment monies If a child,...

§ 8-243.02 - Assignment of right to support; priority - 8-243.02. Assignment of right to support; priority A. The right...

§ 8-244 - Removal of child from state - 8-244. Removal of child from state The juvenile court may...

§ 8-245 - Physical and mental care - 8-245. Physical and mental care A. When a child under...

§ 8-246 - Jurisdiction; length of commitment; placement; assessment; definition - 8-246. Jurisdiction; length of commitment; placement; assessment; definition A. When...

§ 8-247 - Contempt powers - 8-247. Contempt powers The juvenile court may punish a person...

§ 8-248 - Hearing; service providers; definition - 8-248. Hearing; service providers; definition A. On motion of any...

§ 8-249 - Restoration of civil rights; persons adjudicated delinquent - 8-249. Restoration of civil rights; persons adjudicated delinquent A. A...

§ 8-261 - Definitions - 8-261. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:...

§ 8-262 - Establishing voluntary programs - 8-262. Establishing voluntary programs Any county in this state may...

§ 8-263 - Order for counseling; administration; enforcement - 8-263. Order for counseling; administration; enforcement A. In addition to...

§ 8-264 - Participation by county; certification - 8-264. Participation by county; certification A. A county may elect...

§ 8-265 - County's share of matching funds; appropriation by legislature - 8-265. County's share of matching funds; appropriation by legislature A....

§ 8-271 - Definitions - 8-271. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:...

§ 8-272 - Psychiatric acute care services; outpatient and inpatient assessments; definitions - 8-272. Psychiatric acute care services; outpatient and inpatient assessments; definitions...

§ 8-273 - Residential treatment services; definition - 8-273. Residential treatment services; definition A. If a child exhibits...

§ 8-291 - Definitions - 8-291. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:...

§ 8-291.01 - Effect of incompetency; request for examination - 8-291.01. Effect of incompetency; request for examination A. A juvenile...

§ 8-291.02 - Expert appointment; costs; immunity - 8-291.02. Expert appointment; costs; immunity A. If the court determines...

§ 8-291.03 - Screening report - 8-291.03. Screening report A. After the court determines that reasonable...

§ 8-291.04 - Examination; competency to stand trial - 8-291.04. Examination; competency to stand trial A. The court shall...

§ 8-291.05 - Misdemeanor charges; dismissal; notice - 8-291.05. Misdemeanor charges; dismissal; notice A. If the court finds...

§ 8-291.06 - Privilege against self-incrimination; sealed reports - 8-291.06. Privilege against self-incrimination; sealed reports A. The privilege against...

§ 8-291.07 - Mental health expert reports - 8-291.07. Mental health expert reports A. A mental health expert...

§ 8-291.08 - Competency hearings; restoration orders - 8-291.08. Competency hearings; restoration orders A. Within thirty days after...

§ 8-291.09 - Restoration order; commitment - 8-291.09. Restoration order; commitment A. The court may order a...

§ 8-291.10 - Reports; hearings - 8-291.10. Reports; hearings A. The mental health expert who consults...

§ 8-291.11 - Records - 8-291.11. Records The court and the department of health services...

§ 8-301 - Commencement of proceedings - 8-301. Commencement of proceedings A proceeding under this chapter may...

§ 8-302 - Transfer between juvenile and criminal courts - 8-302. Transfer between juvenile and criminal courts A. If during...

§ 8-303 - Taking into temporary custody; interference; release; separate custody; violation; classification - 8-303. Taking into temporary custody; interference; release; separate custody; violation;...

§ 8-304 - Investigation of alleged acts of delinquency, dependency and incorrigibility - 8-304. Investigation of alleged acts of delinquency, dependency and incorrigibility...

§ 8-305 - Detention center; jail; separate custody; definition - 8-305. Detention center; jail; separate custody; definition A. The county...

§ 8-306 - Supervision and inspection of juvenile detention center and shelter care facilities - 8-306. Supervision and inspection of juvenile detention center and shelter...

§ 8-307 - Delinquency hearings; required attendance of cited child; referring to youth service bureau; notification of parents - 8-307. Delinquency hearings; required attendance of cited child; referring to...

§ 8-308 - Required attendance of parent, legal guardian or custodian in court; contempt - 8-308. Required attendance of parent, legal guardian or custodian in...

§ 8-309 - Unlawful use of an electronic communication device by a minor; classification; definitions - 8-309. Unlawful use of an electronic communication device by a...

§ 8-321 - Referrals; diversions; conditions; community based alternative programs - 8-321. Referrals; diversions; conditions; community based alternative programs A. Except...

§ 8-322 - Juvenile probation services fund; program and contract requirements - 8-322. Juvenile probation services fund; program and contract requirements A....

§ 8-323 - Juvenile hearing officer; appointment; term; compensation; hearings; required attendance; contempt - 8-323. Juvenile hearing officer; appointment; term; compensation; hearings; required attendance;...

§ 8-325 - Appeal from an order of a juvenile hearing officer; procedures - 8-325. Appeal from an order of a juvenile hearing officer;...

§ 8-326 - County attorney - 8-326. County attorney A. The county attorney shall: 1. Direct...

§ 8-327 - Transfer hearing - 8-327. Transfer hearing A. The state may request an order...

§ 8-328 - Juvenile diversion programs; reporting - 8-328. Juvenile diversion programs; reporting A. A city or town...

§ 8-341 - Disposition and commitment; definitions - 8-341. Disposition and commitment; definitions A. After receiving and considering...

§ 8-341.01 - Residential treatment services; definition - 8-341.01. Residential treatment services; definition A. If at a disposition...

§ 8-342 - Commitment of child; medical examination; definition - 8-342. Commitment of child; medical examination; definition A. A child...

§ 8-343 - Disposition of offenses involving driving or in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs - 8-343. Disposition of offenses involving driving or in actual physical...

§ 8-344 - Restitution payments - 8-344. Restitution payments A. If a juvenile is adjudicated delinquent,...

§ 8-345 - Restitution lien; definition - 8-345. Restitution lien; definition A. A person who is entitled...

§ 8-346 - Restitution fund; restitution contracts - 8-346. Restitution fund; restitution contracts A. The county board of...

§ 8-347 - Disposition document or minute order; fingerprints - 8-347. Disposition document or minute order; fingerprints A. At the...

§ 8-348 - Setting aside adjudication; application; release from disabilities; exceptions - 8-348. Setting aside adjudication; application; release from disabilities; exceptions A....

§ 8-349 - Destruction of juvenile records; electronic research records; definition - 8-349. Destruction of juvenile records; electronic research records; definition A....

§ 8-350 - Dangerous offenders; sex offenders; notification to schools; definition - 8-350. Dangerous offenders; sex offenders; notification to schools; definition A....

§ 8-350.01 - Youth sex offenders; treatment; definition - 8-350.01. Youth sex offenders; treatment; definition A. If the court...

§ 8-350.02 - Civil actions by victim or other persons - 8-350.02. Civil actions by victim or other persons A juvenile...

§ 8-351 - Definition of juvenile intensive probation - 8-351. Definition of juvenile intensive probation In this article, unless...

§ 8-352 - Intensive probation; evaluation; criteria; limit; conditions - 8-352. Intensive probation; evaluation; criteria; limit; conditions A. A juvenile...

§ 8-353 - Juvenile intensive probation teams; duties; caseload limit - 8-353. Juvenile intensive probation teams; duties; caseload limit A. The...

§ 8-354 - Modification of supervision - 8-354. Modification of supervision A. The juvenile probation officer shall...

§ 8-355 - School; employment; community restitution programs - 8-355. School; employment; community restitution programs The juvenile intensive probation...

§ 8-357 - Budget requests - 8-357. Budget requests The presiding juvenile judge of the superior...

§ 8-358 - Juvenile intensive probation guidelines; report - 8-358. Juvenile intensive probation guidelines; report A. The supreme court...

§ 8-361 - Adoption of interstate compact for juveniles - 8-361. Adoption of interstate compact for juveniles The governor is...

§ 8-362 - Commission assessments - 8-362. Commission assessments The department of juvenile corrections shall pay...

§ 8-363 - Juvenile compact administrator, compact commissioner; authority to appoint deputy compact administrator; state council - 8-363. Juvenile compact administrator, compact commissioner; authority to appoint deputy...

§ 8-364 - Financial arrangements - 8-364. Financial arrangements The compact administrator, subject to the approval...

§ 8-365 - Responsibilities of state departments, agencies and officers - 8-365. Responsibilities of state departments, agencies and officers The courts,...

§ 8-371 - Educational rehabilitation; definition - 8-371. Educational rehabilitation; definition A. Juveniles who are subject to...

§ 8-381 - Applicability - 8-381. Applicability This article applies to acts that are committed...

§ 8-382 - Definitions - 8-382. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:...

§ 8-383 - Implementation of rights and duties - 8-383. Implementation of rights and duties A. Except as provided...

§ 8-383.01 - Victims' rights; dismissed counts - 8-383.01. Victims' rights; dismissed counts A. If a criminal offense...

§ 8-384 - Inability to exercise rights; designation of others; notice; representative for a minor or vulnerable adult; definition - 8-384. Inability to exercise rights; designation of others; notice; representative...

§ 8-385 - Limited rights of a legal entity - 8-385. Limited rights of a legal entity Any corporation, partnership,...

§ 8-385.01 - Victims' rights for neighborhood associations - 8-385.01. Victims' rights for neighborhood associations A. A neighborhood association...

§ 8-386 - Information provided to victim by law enforcement agencies - 8-386. Information provided to victim by law enforcement agencies A....

§ 8-386.01 - Issuance and execution of arrest warrants - 8-386.01. Issuance and execution of arrest warrants A. On the...

§ 8-387 - Notice of terms and conditions of release - 8-387. Notice of terms and conditions of release On the...

§ 8-388 - Notice of diversion - 8-388. Notice of diversion If an accused is accepted into...

§ 8-389 - Preliminary notice of rights - 8-389. Preliminary notice of rights A. If the victim has...

§ 8-390 - Notice of proceedings - 8-390. Notice of proceedings A. The court shall give notice...

§ 8-391 - Notice of adjudication; impact statement - 8-391. Notice of adjudication; impact statement A. On request the...

§ 8-392 - Notice of postadjudication review and appellate proceedings - 8-392. Notice of postadjudication review and appellate proceedings A. Within...

§ 8-392.01 - Notice of right to request not to receive committed youth mail - 8-392.01. Notice of right to request not to receive committed...

§ 8-393 - Notice of release or escape - 8-393. Notice of release or escape A. The custodial agency...

§ 8-394 - Notice of delinquent's status - 8-394. Notice of delinquent's status A. If the victim has...

§ 8-395 - Notice of postadjudication release; right to be heard; hearing; final decision; free electronic recording - 8-395. Notice of postadjudication release; right to be heard; hearing;...

§ 8-396 - Notice of probation modification, termination or revocation disposition matters; notice of arrest - 8-396. Notice of probation modification, termination or revocation disposition matters;...

§ 8-397 - Notice of release, discharge or escape from a mental health treatment agency or residential treatment - 8-397. Notice of release, discharge or escape from a mental...

§ 8-398 - Request for notice; forms; notice system - 8-398. Request for notice; forms; notice system A. The victim...

§ 8-399 - Victim conference with prosecuting attorney - 8-399. Victim conference with prosecuting attorney A. On request of...

§ 8-400 - Proceedings; right to be present - 8-400. Proceedings; right to be present The victim has the...

§ 8-401 - Detention hearing - 8-401. Detention hearing The victim has the right to be...

§ 8-402 - Postarrest detention decisions - 8-402. Postarrest detention decisions The victim has the right to...

§ 8-403 - Plea negotiation - 8-403. Plea negotiation A. On request of the victim, the...

§ 8-404 - Impact statement; predisposition report - 8-404. Impact statement; predisposition report A. The victim may submit...

§ 8-405 - Disposition - 8-405. Disposition A. The victim may present evidence, information and...

§ 8-406 - Probation modification, revocation disposition or termination proceedings - 8-406. Probation modification, revocation disposition or termination proceedings A. The...

§ 8-407 - Victim's discretion; form of statement - 8-407. Victim's discretion; form of statement A. The victim has...

§ 8-408 - Return of victim's property; release of evidence - 8-408. Return of victim's property; release of evidence A. On...

§ 8-409 - Consultation between crime victim advocate and victim; privileged information; exception - 8-409. Consultation between crime victim advocate and victim; privileged information;...

§ 8-410 - Minimizing victim's contacts - 8-410. Minimizing victim's contacts Before, during and immediately after any...

§ 8-411 - Motion to revoke release - 8-411. Motion to revoke release If the prosecutor decides not...

§ 8-412 - Victim's right to refuse an interview; applicability - 8-412. Victim's right to refuse an interview; applicability A. Unless...

§ 8-413 - Victim's right to privacy; exception; definitions - 8-413. Victim's right to privacy; exception; definitions A. The victim...

§ 8-414 - Speedy adjudication; continuance; notice - 8-414. Speedy adjudication; continuance; notice A. In any delinquency proceeding,...

§ 8-415 - Effect of failure to comply - 8-415. Effect of failure to comply A. The failure to...

§ 8-416 - Standing to invoke rights; recovery of damages; right to counsel - 8-416. Standing to invoke rights; recovery of damages; right to...

§ 8-417 - Construction of article - 8-417. Construction of article This article shall be liberally construed...

§ 8-418 - Implementation fee; definition - 8-418. Implementation fee; definition A. For all juveniles adjudicated delinquent...

§ 8-419 - Victim reconciliation services - 8-419. Victim reconciliation services The presiding judge of the juvenile...

§ 8-420 - Right to leave work; scheduled proceedings; employment rights; nondiscrimination; confidentiality; definition - 8-420. Right to leave work; scheduled proceedings; employment rights; nondiscrimination;...

§ 8-421 - Statement of rights - 8-421. Statement of rights In order to assure that any...

§ 8-422 - Use of a facility dog in court proceedings; definition - 8-422. Use of a facility dog in court proceedings; definition...

§ 8-451 - Department; purpose - 8-451. Department; purpose A. The department of child safety is...

§ 8-452 - Director; appointment; qualifications; compensation - 8-452. Director; appointment; qualifications; compensation A. The governor shall appoint...

§ 8-453 - Powers and duties - 8-453. Powers and duties A. The director shall: 1. Carry...

§ 8-454 - Department organization - 8-454. Department organization A. The director shall organize the department...

§ 8-455 - Centralized intake hotline; purposes; report of possible crime; DCS report; risk assessment tools; access to information; public awareness; definitions - 8-455. Centralized intake hotline; purposes; report of possible crime; DCS...

§ 8-456 - Investigative function; training; voice stress analysis; recordings; criminal offenses; definitions - 8-456. Investigative function; training; voice stress analysis; recordings; criminal offenses;...

§ 8-457 - Service coordination function - 8-457. Service coordination function A. The department may arrange, provide...

§ 8-458 - Inspections bureau; monitoring and evaluation; quality assurance process - 8-458. Inspections bureau; monitoring and evaluation; quality assurance process A....

§ 8-459 - Community advisory committee; duties; membership - 8-459. Community advisory committee; duties; membership A. The community advisory...

§ 8-460 - Acquisition of lands and buildings; lease-purchase agreements; lease or sublease of lands or buildings - 8-460. Acquisition of lands and buildings; lease-purchase agreements; lease or...

§ 8-461 - Child safety collections; fund; definition - 8-461. Child safety collections; fund; definition A. If a recipient...

§ 8-462 - Housing assistance - 8-462. Housing assistance A. Notwithstanding any other provision in this...

§ 8-463 - Department of child safety employees; employees of contractors; fingerprint requirement - 8-463. Department of child safety employees; employees of contractors; fingerprint...

§ 8-464 - Electronic communication by department - 8-464. Electronic communication by department A. Notwithstanding any other law,...

§ 8-465 - Auditor general; department audit team; duties - 8-465. Auditor general; department audit team; duties A. The auditor...

§ 8-466 - Child and family advocacy center; requirements for funding; immunity; definition - 8-466. Child and family advocacy center; requirements for funding; immunity;...

§ 8-467 - Child welfare licensing fees; fund; uses; trust; definition - 8-467. Child welfare licensing fees; fund; uses; trust; definition A....

§ 8-471 - Office of child welfare investigations; training; responsibilities; annual report - 8-471. Office of child welfare investigations; training; responsibilities; annual report...

§ 8-481 - Healthy families program; administration; consent; access to records - 8-481. Healthy families program; administration; consent; access to records A....

§ 8-501 - Definitions - 8-501. Definitions A. In this article, unless the context otherwise...

§ 8-502 - Foster parent and child welfare agency information; confidentiality; permissible disclosure; use; violation; classification; definitions - 8-502. Foster parent and child welfare agency information; confidentiality; permissible...

§ 8-503 - Powers and duties - 8-503. Powers and duties A. The division shall: 1. Exercise...

§ 8-503.01 - Children and family services training program fund; purposes; status report; exemption from lapsing - 8-503.01. Children and family services training program fund; purposes; status...

§ 8-504 - Sanitation, fire and hazard inspection - 8-504. Sanitation, fire and hazard inspection A. The division shall...

§ 8-505 - Issuance of licenses; application; investigation; renewal - 8-505. Issuance of licenses; application; investigation; renewal A. The issuance...

§ 8-506 - Denial, suspension or revocation of license; foster home; hearing; exception - 8-506. Denial, suspension or revocation of license; foster home; hearing;...

§ 8-506.01 - Denial, suspension, revocation or change of license; child welfare agency; appeal - 8-506.01. Denial, suspension, revocation or change of license; child welfare...

§ 8-507 - Operation without license - 8-507. Operation without license A. When the division has reason...

§ 8-508 - Receipt of articles of incorporation - 8-508. Receipt of articles of incorporation Before issuing a charter...

§ 8-509 - Licensing of foster homes; fingerprint waiver; restricted license; renewal of license; provisional license; exemption from licensure; immunization requirements - 8-509. Licensing of foster homes; fingerprint waiver; restricted license; renewal...

§ 8-509.01 - Prospective foster parent's blindness; burden of proof; specific written findings; definitions - 8-509.01. Prospective foster parent's blindness; burden of proof; specific written...

§ 8-510 - Acceptance of children by agency - 8-510. Acceptance of children by agency A. A licensed child...

§ 8-511 - Short-term caregiver - 8-511. Short-term caregiver A. Except as prescribed in subsection B,...

§ 8-512 - Comprehensive medical and dental care; guidelines - 8-512. Comprehensive medical and dental care; guidelines A. The department...

§ 8-512.01 - Behavioral health services; urgent need; dependent and adopted children; definition - 8-512.01. Behavioral health services; urgent need; dependent and adopted children;...

§ 8-512.02 - Comprehensive health plan expenditure authority fund; reversion - 8-512.02. Comprehensive health plan expenditure authority fund; reversion A. The...

§ 8-513 - Participation in activities; contact with relatives; placement with siblings; independent living programs - 8-513. Participation in activities; contact with relatives; placement with siblings;...

§ 8-514 - Placement in foster homes - 8-514. Placement in foster homes A. Subject to the provisions...

§ 8-514.01 - Placement of children with developmental disabilities - 8-514.01. Placement of children with developmental disabilities A. All foster...

§ 8-514.02 - Placement of child - 8-514.02. Placement of child A. The department may place a...

§ 8-514.03 - Kinship foster care; requirements; investigation - 8-514.03. Kinship foster care; requirements; investigation A. The department shall...

§ 8-514.04 - Kinship care program; requirements - 8-514.04. Kinship care program; requirements A. The kinship care program...

§ 8-514.05 - Foster care provider and department access to child health information; consent to treatment - 8-514.05. Foster care provider and department access to child health...

§ 8-514.06 - Out-of-home placement; documents; definition - 8-514.06. Out-of-home placement; documents; definition A. If a child who...

§ 8-514.07 - Kinship foster care; relative identification and notification - 8-514.07. Kinship foster care; relative identification and notification A. If...

§ 8-514.08 - Educational decisions; parent contact information; inability to locate - 8-514.08. Educational decisions; parent contact information; inability to locate A....

§ 8-515 - Time limits on placement in receiving home; court orders - 8-515. Time limits on placement in receiving home; court orders...

§ 8-515.01 - Local foster care review boards; appointment; exclusions; terms; training; compensation; meetings - 8-515.01. Local foster care review boards; appointment; exclusions; terms; training;...

§ 8-515.02 - Case assignment; distribution of records - 8-515.02. Case assignment; distribution of records A. The juvenile court...

§ 8-515.03 - Duties of local foster care review boards - 8-515.03. Duties of local foster care review boards Local foster...

§ 8-515.04 - State foster care review board; members; personnel; training programs; compensation - 8-515.04. State foster care review board; members; personnel; training programs;...

§ 8-515.05 - Removal of child from foster parent's home; requirements; notification; review - 8-515.05. Removal of child from foster parent's home; requirements; notification;...

§ 8-516 - Supervision of foster homes; reports; review of file; progress report - 8-516. Supervision of foster homes; reports; review of file; progress...

§ 8-517 - Withdrawal from foster home - 8-517. Withdrawal from foster home The division or agency that...

§ 8-518 - Central registry; change of address; marital status - 8-518. Central registry; change of address; marital status A. The...

§ 8-519 - Records and reports - 8-519. Records and reports A. Each child welfare agency shall...

§ 8-520 - Violations; classification - 8-520. Violations; classification Any agency, society, association, institution or person,...

§ 8-521 - Independent living program; conditions; eligibility; rules; progress reports; educational case management unit - 8-521. Independent living program; conditions; eligibility; rules; progress reports; educational...

§ 8-521.01 - Transitional independent living program - 8-521.01. Transitional independent living program A. The department may establish...

§ 8-521.02 - Extended foster care program; requirements - 8-521.02. Extended foster care program; requirements A. The department may...

§ 8-522 - Dependency actions; special advocate; appointment; duties; immunity - 8-522. Dependency actions; special advocate; appointment; duties; immunity A. The...

§ 8-523 - Special advocate program - 8-523. Special advocate program A. The court appointed special advocate...

§ 8-524 - Special advocate fund - 8-524. Special advocate fund A. The court appointed special advocate...

§ 8-525 - Open court proceedings; closure; records - 8-525. Open court proceedings; closure; records A. Except as otherwise...

§ 8-526 - Child welfare; reporting requirements - 8-526. Child welfare; reporting requirements A. The department shall make...

§ 8-526.01 - Missing children; reporting requirements; definitions - 8-526.01. Missing children; reporting requirements; definitions (Rpld. 1/1/27) A. For...

§ 8-527 - Children in out-of-home care; noninterference with regular school activities - 8-527. Children in out-of-home care; noninterference with regular school activities...

§ 8-528 - Newborn infants left with safe haven providers; placement protocol; definitions - 8-528. Newborn infants left with safe haven providers; placement protocol;...

§ 8-529 - Children in foster care; rights - 8-529. Children in foster care; rights A. A child in...

§ 8-530 - Foster parents; rights - 8-530. Foster parents; rights A. A foster parent in this...

§ 8-530.01 - Placement of a child returning to foster care; notification - 8-530.01. Placement of a child returning to foster care; notification...

§ 8-530.02 - Child welfare; joint annual report - 8-530.02. Child welfare; joint annual report On or before February...

§ 8-530.03 - Child placement; time limits - 8-530.03. Child placement; time limits A. All parties, counsel and...

§ 8-531 - Definitions - 8-531. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:...

§ 8-531.01 - Prohibition - 8-531.01. Prohibition Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no...

§ 8-532 - Jurisdiction; dependency based termination - 8-532. Jurisdiction; dependency based termination A. The juvenile court shall...

§ 8-533 - Petition; who may file; grounds - 8-533. Petition; who may file; grounds A. Any person or...

§ 8-534 - Contents of petition - 8-534. Contents of petition A. The petition for the termination...

§ 8-535 - Notice of initial hearing; waiver; guardian ad litem - 8-535. Notice of initial hearing; waiver; guardian ad litem A....

§ 8-536 - Social study before disposition; contents - 8-536. Social study before disposition; contents A. On the filing...

§ 8-537 - Termination adjudication hearing - 8-537. Termination adjudication hearing A. If a petition for terminating...

§ 8-538 - Court order; form; contents - 8-538. Court order; form; contents A. Every order of the...

§ 8-539 - Effect of court order - 8-539. Effect of court order An order terminating the parent-child...

§ 8-540 - Court costs - 8-540. Court costs A. There shall be no fees assessed...

§ 8-541 - Records; disclosure; exception - 8-541. Records; disclosure; exception A. All files, records, reports and...

§ 8-542 - Confidentiality of information; violation; classification - 8-542. Confidentiality of information; violation; classification A. It is unlawful,...

§ 8-543 - Sibling information exchange program; definition - 8-543. Sibling information exchange program; definition A. The administrative office...

§ 8-544 - Termination decrees of other states - 8-544. Termination decrees of other states When the relationship of...

§ 8-548 - Enactment of compact; terms - 8-548. Enactment of compact; terms The interstate compact on the...

§ 8-548.01 - Financial responsibility - 8-548.01. Financial responsibility Financial responsibility for any child placed pursuant...

§ 8-548.02 - Interstate compact administrator - 8-548.02. Interstate compact administrator Pursuant to the compact the governor...

§ 8-548.03 - Supplementary agreements - 8-548.03. Supplementary agreements The compact administrator shall have authority to...

§ 8-548.04 - Financial arrangements - 8-548.04. Financial arrangements The compact administrator, subject to the approval...

§ 8-548.05 - Visitation, inspection and supervision - 8-548.05. Visitation, inspection and supervision Any requirements for visitation, inspection...

§ 8-548.06 - Responsibilities of state departments, agencies and officers - 8-548.06. Responsibilities of state departments, agencies and officers The courts,...

§ 8-550.01 - Child abuse prevention fund; purpose; definition - 8-550.01. Child abuse prevention fund; purpose; definition A. Beginning on...

§ 8-801 - Definitions - 8-801. Definitions In this article and articles 9, 10, 11,...

§ 8-802 - Child safety worker; fingerprint clearance cards; interview requirements; temporary custody limit; cooperation and coordination; alteration of files; violation; classification - 8-802. Child safety worker; fingerprint clearance cards; interview requirements; temporary...

§ 8-803 - Limitation of authority; duty to inform - 8-803. Limitation of authority; duty to inform A. On initial...

§ 8-804 - Central registry; notification; definition - 8-804. Central registry; notification; definition A. The department shall maintain...

§ 8-804.01 - Maintenance of reports; records - 8-804.01. Maintenance of reports; records A. All reports of child...

§ 8-805 - Immunity of participants; nonprivileged communications - 8-805. Immunity of participants; nonprivileged communications A. Any person making...

§ 8-806 - Voluntary placement; conditions; notice of placement; time limit; rules - 8-806. Voluntary placement; conditions; notice of placement; time limit; rules...

§ 8-807 - DCS information; public record; use; confidentiality; violation; classification; definition - 8-807. DCS information; public record; use; confidentiality; violation; classification; definition...

§ 8-807.01 - Incidents involving fatality or near fatality; definition - 8-807.01. Incidents involving fatality or near fatality; definition A. The...

§ 8-808 - Parent assistance program - 8-808. Parent assistance program A. A parent assistance program is...

§ 8-809 - Parents' rights; information on website; rule changes - 8-809. Parents' rights; information on website; rule changes A. The...

§ 8-810 - Missing children; notification; entry into databases - 8-810. Missing children; notification; entry into databases A. If the...

§ 8-811 - Hearing process; definitions - 8-811. Hearing process; definitions A. The department shall notify a...

§ 8-812 - Child welfare agency; nonoperating identification license; photograph - 8-812. Child welfare agency; nonoperating identification license; photograph A child...

§ 8-813 - Preplacement investigation; medical examination; disposition - 8-813. Preplacement investigation; medical examination; disposition A. On the initial...

§ 8-814 - Permanent guardianship subsidy; offsets; annual review; discontinuation; appeals; definition - 8-814. Permanent guardianship subsidy; offsets; annual review; discontinuation; appeals; definition...

§ 8-815 - Indian child welfare act; inquiry - 8-815. Indian child welfare act; inquiry A. At the beginning...

§ 8-816 - Family builders program; services; definitions - 8-816. Family builders program; services; definitions A. The family builders...

§ 8-817 - Initial screening and safety assessment and investigation protocols - 8-817. Initial screening and safety assessment and investigation protocols A....

§ 8-819 - Determination of neglect - 8-819. Determination of neglect In determining if a child is...

§ 8-821 - Taking into temporary custody; medical examination; placement; interference; violation; classification; definition - 8-821. Taking into temporary custody; medical examination; placement; interference; violation;...

§ 8-822 - Removal of child from home; rules and policies; approval; definition - 8-822. Removal of child from home; rules and policies; approval;...

§ 8-823 - Notice of taking into temporary custody - 8-823. Notice of taking into temporary custody A. If a...

§ 8-824 - Preliminary protective hearing; probable cause; appointment of counsel - 8-824. Preliminary protective hearing; probable cause; appointment of counsel A....

§ 8-825 - Court determinations in preliminary protective hearing - 8-825. Court determinations in preliminary protective hearing A. The court's...

§ 8-826 - Further hearings and proceedings - 8-826. Further hearings and proceedings If a parent or guardian...

§ 8-827 - Background checks of adults residing in potential emergency placement homes; disqualifying criminal offenses; definitions - 8-827. Background checks of adults residing in potential emergency placement...

§ 8-829 - Judicial determinations; timing; documentation - 8-829. Judicial determinations; timing; documentation A. If a child has...

§ 8-831 - Parent's blindness; burden of proof; specific written findings; definitions - 8-831. Parent's blindness; burden of proof; specific written findings; definitions...

§ 8-841 - Dependency petition; service; preliminary orders; hearing - 8-841. Dependency petition; service; preliminary orders; hearing A. Except as...

§ 8-842 - Initial dependency hearing; deadlines - 8-842. Initial dependency hearing; deadlines A. Except as provided in...

§ 8-843 - Initial dependency hearing; rights - 8-843. Initial dependency hearing; rights A. At any dependency hearing,...

§ 8-844 - Dependency adjudication hearing; settlement conference or mediation - 8-844. Dependency adjudication hearing; settlement conference or mediation A. Before...

§ 8-844.01 - Allegation of aggravating circumstance - 8-844.01. Allegation of aggravating circumstance At least fifteen days before...

§ 8-845 - Disposition hearing - 8-845. Disposition hearing A. After receiving and considering the evidence...

§ 8-846 - Services provided to the child and family - 8-846. Services provided to the child and family A. Except...

§ 8-847 - Periodic review hearings - 8-847. Periodic review hearings A. After the disposition hearing, the...

§ 8-861 - Return of child - 8-861. Return of child After the temporary custody hearing, on...

§ 8-862 - Permanency hearing - 8-862. Permanency hearing A. The court shall hold a permanency...

§ 8-863 - Hearing to terminate parental rights; notice; grounds - 8-863. Hearing to terminate parental rights; notice; grounds A. At...

§ 8-864 - Timing of motions and hearings; consolidation of hearings - 8-864. Timing of motions and hearings; consolidation of hearings Notwithstanding...

§ 8-871 - Permanent guardianship of a child - 8-871. Permanent guardianship of a child A. The court may...

§ 8-872 - Permanent guardianship; procedure - 8-872. Permanent guardianship; procedure A. Any party to a dependency...

§ 8-873 - Revocation of permanent guardianship - 8-873. Revocation of permanent guardianship A. The child, a parent...

§ 8-873.01 - Permanent guardianship dependency proceedings; reunification services - 8-873.01. Permanent guardianship dependency proceedings; reunification services A. If a...

§ 8-874 - Appointment of successor permanent guardian - 8-874. Appointment of successor permanent guardian A. If a permanent...

§ 8-882 - Program development - 8-882. Program development In assisting the development of community programs,...

§ 8-883 - Requirements for contractors - 8-883. Requirements for contractors In developing the requirements for contractors...

§ 8-884 - Evaluation of community programs; annual report - 8-884. Evaluation of community programs; annual report A. In developing...

§ 8-891 - In-home intervention - 8-891. In-home intervention A. After the filing of a dependency...

§ 8-892 - Compliance - 8-892. Compliance If the parent, guardian or custodian violates the...

§ 8-901 - Missing, kidnapped or runaway children; mandatory reporting - 8-901. Missing, kidnapped or runaway children; mandatory reporting A. A...

§ 8-921 - Prohibition on religious discrimination; adoption services and foster care services; enforcement; remedies; definitions - 8-921. Prohibition on religious discrimination; adoption services and foster care...

§ 8-1151 - Findings and declarations - 8-1151. Findings and declarations (Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A....

§ 8-1152 - Definitions - 8-1152. Definitions (Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) In this chapter,...

§ 8-1161 - Responsibilities of regional partnership councils - 8-1161. Responsibilities of regional partnership councils (Caution: 1998 Prop. 105...

§ 8-1162 - Composition of regional partnership councils; reimbursement of expenses; immunity - 8-1162. Composition of regional partnership councils; reimbursement of expenses; immunity...

§ 8-1163 - Staff support for regional partnership councils - 8-1163. Staff support for regional partnership councils (Caution: 1998 Prop....

§ 8-1164 - Designation of regions - 8-1164. Designation of regions (Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A....

§ 8-1171 - Regional and statewide direct and grant program requirements; permitted objectives - 8-1171. Regional and statewide direct and grant program requirements; permitted...

§ 8-1172 - Program and grant proposal requirements - 8-1172. Program and grant proposal requirements (Caution: 1998 Prop. 105...

§ 8-1173 - Procedures for the award of regional grants - 8-1173. Procedures for the award of regional grants (Caution: 1998...

§ 8-1174 - Program and grantee accountability - 8-1174. Program and grantee accountability (Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies)...

§ 8-1181 - Early childhood development and health fund - 8-1181. Early childhood development and health fund (Caution: 1998 Prop....

§ 8-1182 - Acceptance of gifts and grants; acceptance of federal, state and local monies; use - 8-1182. Acceptance of gifts and grants; acceptance of federal, state...

§ 8-1183 - Prohibition on supplantation of state funds; additional legislative appropriations - 8-1183. Prohibition on supplantation of state funds; additional legislative appropriations...

§ 8-1184 - Budget and funding process - 8-1184. Budget and funding process (Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies)...

§ 8-1185 - Allocation of funds - 8-1185. Allocation of funds (Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A....

§ 8-1186 - Annual audit - 8-1186. Annual audit (Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A. The...

§ 8-1191 - Members; appointment; terms; oath; immunity - 8-1191. Members; appointment; terms; oath; immunity (Caution: 1998 Prop. 105...

§ 8-1192 - Powers and duties - 8-1192. Powers and duties (Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A....

§ 8-1193 - Public record, open meeting, and conflict of interest laws - 8-1193. Public record, open meeting, and conflict of interest laws...

§ 8-1194 - Meetings; travel expenses - 8-1194. Meetings; travel expenses (Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A....

§ 8-1195 - Executive director compensation; duties; regional and board staff; central office; expenditure of funds - 8-1195. Executive director compensation; duties; regional and board staff; central...

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