
Judicial Code
Chapter IX: Child Welfare
Section 10-13
Section 10. Records
of Children's Court.
The Court shall maintain a record of all proceedings
under this Chapter in record books labeled "Records of the Children's
Court." The records of
proceedings under this Code shall not be open to public inspection and the
names of the children who have committed acts constituting offenses if
committed by an adult shall not be released to the media.
Section 11. Custody
of a child apprehended for violation of law.
An officer of the law, other than the probation or
child welfare officer, who apprehends a child for an alleged violation of law
forthwith shall notify the Child Welfare or probation office of the
apprehension and shall place the child in such custody as the child welfare
officer or a probation officer directs, pending hearing by the Children's
Court. In no instance shall such
custody exceed seventy-two hours without hearing before the Children's Court.
No child shall be detained or incarcerated with adult detainees or
prisoners.
Section 12. Report
of custodian.
When a child is committed to the care of any person,
the matter may be assigned by the Children's Court to a child welfare or
probation officer who shall require a report quarterly, or more often if the
Children's Court so orders, from the custodian to whom the child has been
committed, reporting on the child's condition and welfare.
The report shall be filed with the Children's Court.
Section 13. No
limitation on authority.
Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed as
prohibiting an officer of the law from taking into custody a child who is
found violating a law or ordinance, who is reasonably believed to be a
fugitive from her or his parents or from justice or whose surroundings are
such as to endanger her or his health, morals, or welfare unless taken into
custody.
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