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Title 8 - Children
| Chapter 1 | ADOPTION |
| Article 1 | General Provisions |
| 8-101 | Definitions |
| 8-102 | Who may be adopted |
| 8-102.01 | Jurisdiction |
| 8-103 | Who may adopt |
| 8-104 | Venue |
| 8-105 | Preadoption certification; investigation; central adoption registry |
| 8-105.01 | Adoption; racial preferences; prohibition; exception |
| 8-105.02 | Adoption by foster parents; removal of child |
| 8-105.03 | Adoption information from local community organizations |
| 8-106 | Consent to adoption; waiver; consent to the release of information; notification to potential fathers |
| 8-106.01 | Putative fathers registry; claim of paternity; adoptive interest |
| 8-107 | Time and contents of consent |
| 8-108 | Petition for child's custody by noncertified party; hearing; exceptions |
| 8-109 | Petition to adopt; contents |
| 8-110 | Fictitious name for child |
| 8-111 | Notice of hearing on petition to adopt; service |
| 8-112 | Social studies; requirements |
| 8-113 | Removal from home; expedited hearings; probationary period |
| 8-114 | Monies paid to or for parent; court approval; attorney fees; accounting; disallowance; exception |
| 8-115 | Hearing; procedure; record; evidence |
| 8-116 | Court order; contents; form |
| 8-116.01 | Agreements regarding communications |
| 8-117 | Rights under adoption order |
| 8-118 | Petition withdrawal or denial; custody |
| 8-119 | Dismissal after death; exception |
| 8-120 | Records; inspection; exception; destruction of certain records |
| 8-121 | Confidentiality of information; exceptions |
| 8-122 | Financial hardship; deferral, waiver or reduction of fees |
| 8-123 | Irregularities; curative period |
| 8-124 | Subsequent adoptions |
| 8-125 | Adoption decrees of other states |
| 8-126 | Licensure and regulation of agencies |
| 8-127 | Services of county attorney; exception |
| 8-128 | Violation; classification |
| 8-129 | Health and genetic history; compilation; availability; costs |
| 8-130 | Consent to licensed agency or division; attorneys; affidavits |
| 8-131 | Exemption of division from licensure; compliance with standards |
| 8-133 | Fees for division services |
| 8-134 | Confidential intermediary |
| 8-135 | Confidential intermediary and fiduciary fund |
| Article 2 | Adoption Subsidies |
| 8-141 | Definitions; exception |
| 8-142 | Adoption subsidy program; funding; claims; limitation |
| 8-142.01 | Adoption subsidy program; hospital reimbursement |
| 8-143 | Eligibility; limitation |
| 8-144 | Subsidy agreement; duration; amount; periodic review; confidentiality |
| 8-145 | Appeals |
| Article 3 | Nonrecurring Adoption Expenses |
| 8-161 | Definitions |
| 8-162 | Nonrecurring adoption expense program; funding; use of other resources; payment |
| 8-163 | Eligibility |
| 8-164 | Nonrecurring expenses; limitation |
| 8-165 | Records |
| 8-166 | Appeals |
| Article 4 | Interstate Adoption Assistance Compacts |
| 8-171 | Definitions |
| 8-172 | Interstate compacts; requirements; optional contents |
| 8-173 | Adoption assistance agreements; reciprocity conditions; violation; classification |
| Chapter 2 | JUVENILE COURT |
| Article 1 | General Provisions |
| 8-201 | Definitions |
| 8-201.01 | Prohibitions |
| 8-202 | Jurisdiction of juvenile court |
| 8-203 | Court employees; appointment; certification; qualifications; salary; bond |
| 8-203.01 | Fingerprinting juvenile probation officers; affidavit |
| 8-204 | Termination of appointment; hearing; notice |
| 8-205 | Powers and duties of juvenile court personnel |
| 8-206 | Venue |
| 8-207 | Order of adjudication; noncriminal; use as evidence |
| 8-208 | Juvenile court records; public inspection; exceptions |
| Article 2 | General Procedure |
| 8-221 | Counsel right of juvenile, parent or guardian; waiver; appointment; reimbursement; guardian ad litem |
| 8-222 | Subpoenas; issuance |
| Article 3 | Juvenile Hearings |
| 8-231 | Juvenile court commissioners; appointment; powers and duties; compensation; qualifications |
| 8-232 | County attorney |
| 8-233 | Record of proceeding |
| 8-234 | Treatment, community restitution, restraining and protective orders |
| 8-235 | Appeals |
| 8-236 | Cooperation |
| 8-237 | Statement or conduct of child; hearsay exception |
| 8-238 | Advisory hearing; DNA |
| Article 4 | Disposition and Commitment |
| 8-241 | Fees on disposition |
| 8-242 | Evaluation and disposition of developmentally disabled child |
| 8-243 | Liability of parents to bear expense; exception |
| 8-243.01 | Deposit of child support assessment monies |
| 8-243.02 | Assignment of right to support; priority |
| 8-244 | Removal of child from state |
| 8-245 | Physical and mental care |
| 8-246 | Jurisdiction; length of commitment; placement; assessment |
| 8-247 | Contempt powers |
| 8-248 | Hearing; service providers; definition |
| Article 5 | Family Counseling Programs |
| 8-261 | Definitions |
| 8-262 | Establishing voluntary programs |
| 8-263 | Order for counseling; administration; enforcement |
| 8-264 | Participation by county; certification |
| 8-265 | County's share of matching funds; appropriation by legislature |
| Article 6 | Children's Mental Health Services |
| 8-271 | Definitions |
| 8-272 | Psychiatric acute care services; outpatient and inpatient assessments; definition |
| 8-273 | Residential treatment services; definition |
| Article 8 | Juvenile Competency |
| 8-291 | Definitions |
| 8-291.01 | Effect of incompetency; request for examination |
| 8-291.02 | Expert appointment; costs; immunity |
| 8-291.03 | Screening report |
| 8-291.04 | Examination; competency to stand trial |
| 8-291.05 | Misdemeanor charges; dismissal; notice |
| 8-291.06 | Privilege against self-incrimination; sealed reports |
| 8-291.07 | Mental health expert reports |
| 8-291.08 | Competency hearings; restoration orders |
| 8-291.09 | Restoration order; commitment |
| 8-291.10 | Reports; hearings |
| 8-291.11 | Records |
| Chapter 3 | JUVENILE OFFENDERS |
| Article 1 | General Procedures for Delinquency and Incorrigibility Proceedings |
| 8-301 | Commencement of proceedings |
| 8-302 | Transfer between juvenile and criminal courts |
| 8-303 | Taking into temporary custody; interference; release; separate custody; violation; classification |
| 8-304 | Investigation of alleged acts of delinquency, dependency and incorrigibility |
| 8-305 | Detention center; jail; separate custody |
| 8-306 | Supervision and inspection of juvenile detention center and shelter care facilities |
| 8-307 | Delinquency hearings; required attendance of cited child; referring to youth service bureau; notification of parents |
| 8-308 | Required attendance of parent, legal guardian or custodian in court; contempt |
| 8-309 | Unlawful use of an electronic communication device by a minor; classification; definitions |
| Article 2 | Delinquency and Alcohol Offense Complaints and Hearings |
| 8-321 | Referrals; diversions; conditions; community based alternative programs |
| 8-322 | Juvenile probation services fund; program and contract requirements |
| 8-323 | Juvenile hearing officer; appointment; term; compensation; hearings; required attendance; contempt |
| 8-325 | Appeal from an order of a juvenile hearing officer; procedures |
| 8-326 | County attorney |
| 8-327 | Transfer hearing |
| 8-328 | Juvenile diversion programs; reporting |
| Article 3 | Disposition and Committment |
| 8-341 | Disposition and commitment; definitions |
| 8-341.01 | Residential treatment services |
| 8-342 | Commitment of child; medical examination |
| 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 |
| 8-344 | Restitution payments |
| 8-345 | Restitution lien; definition |
| 8-346 | Restitution fund; restitution contracts |
| 8-347 | Disposition document or minute order; fingerprints |
| 8-348 | Setting aside adjudication; application; release from disabilities; exceptions |
| 8-349 | Destruction of juvenile records; electronic research records |
| 8-350 | Dangerous offenders; sex offenders; notification to schools; definition |
| 8-350.01 | Youth sex offenders; treatment; definition |
| Article 4 | Juvenile Intensive Probation |
| 8-351 | Definition of juvenile intensive probation |
| 8-352 | Intensive probation; evaluation; criteria; limit; conditions |
| 8-353 | Juvenile intensive probation teams; duties; case load limit |
| 8-354 | Modification of supervision |
| 8-355 | School; employment; community restitution programs |
| 8-356 | Waiver of standards |
| 8-357 | Budget requests |
| 8-358 | Juvenile intensive probation guidelines; report |
| Article 5 | Interstate Compact on Juveniles |
| 8-361 | Legislative findings and policy |
| 8-362 | Execution of compact |
| 8-363 | Juvenile compact administrator |
| 8-364 | Supplementary agreements |
| 8-365 | Financial arrangements |
| 8-366 | Responsibilities of state departments, agencies and officers |
| 8-367 | Additional procedures not precluded |
| Article 5.1 | Interstate Compact for Juveniles |
| 8-368 | Adoption of interstate compact for juveniles |
| 8-368.01 | Commission assessments |
| Article 6 | Educational Rehabilitation |
| 8-371 | Educational rehabilitation |
| Article 7 | Victims' Rights for Juvenile Ofenses |
| 8-381 | Applicability |
| 8-382 | Definitions |
| 8-383 | Implementation of rights and duties |
| 8-383.01 | Victims' rights; dismissed counts |
| 8-384 | Inability to exercise rights; designation of others; notice; representative for a minor |
| 8-385 | Limited rights of a legal entity |
| 8-385.01 | Victims' rights for neighborhood associations |
| 8-386 | Information provided to victim by law enforcement agencies |
| 8-386.01 | Issuance and execution of arrest warrants |
| 8-387 | Notice of terms and conditions of release |
| 8-388 | Notice of diversion |
| 8-389 | Preliminary notice of rights |
| 8-390 | Notice of proceedings |
| 8-391 | Notice of adjudication; impact statement |
| 8-392 | Notice of postadjudication review and appellate proceedings |
| 8-392.01 | Notice of right to request not to receive committed youth mail |
| 8-393 | Notice of release or escape |
| 8-394 | Notice of delinquent's status |
| 8-395 | Notice of postadjudication release; right to be heard; hearing; final decision |
| 8-396 | Notice of probation modification, termination or revocation disposition matters; notice of arrest |
| 8-397 | Notice of release, discharge or escape from a mental health treatment agency or residential treatment |
| 8-398 | Request for notice; forms; notice system |
| 8-399 | Victim conference with prosecuting attorney |
| 8-400 | Proceedings; right to be present |
| 8-401 | Detention hearing |
| 8-402 | Postarrest detention decisions |
| 8-403 | Plea negotiation |
| 8-404 | Impact statement; predisposition report |
| 8-405 | Disposition |
| 8-406 | Probation modification, revocation disposition or termination proceedings |
| 8-407 | Victim's discretion; form of statement |
| 8-408 | Return of victim's property; release of evidence |
| 8-409 | Consultation between crime victim advocate and victim; privileged information; exception |
| 8-410 | Minimizing victim's contacts |
| 8-411 | Motion to revoke release |
| 8-412 | Victim's right to refuse an interview; applicability |
| 8-413 | Victim's right to privacy |
| 8-414 | Speedy adjudication |
| 8-415 | Effect of failure to comply |
| 8-416 | Standing to invoke rights; recovery of damages; right to counsel |
| 8-417 | Construction of article |
| 8-418 | Implementation fee; definition |
| 8-419 | Victim reconciliation services |
| 8-420 | Right to leave work; scheduled proceedings; employment rights; nondiscrimination; confidentiality; definition |
| 8-421 | Statement of rights |
| Chapter 5 | CHILD WELFARE AND PLACEMENT |
| Article 1 | General Provisions |
| 8-501 | Definitions |
| 8-502 | Administration |
| 8-503 | Powers and duties |
| 8-503.01 | Children and family services training program fund; purposes; status report; exemption from lapsing |
| 8-504 | Sanitation, fire and hazard inspection |
| 8-505 | Issuance of licenses; application; investigation; renewal |
| 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 |
| 8-507 | Operation without license |
| 8-508 | Receipt of articles of incorporation |
| 8-509 | Licensing of foster homes; renewal of license; provisional license |
| 8-510 | Acceptance of children by agency |
| 8-511 | Short-term caregiver |
| 8-512 | Comprehensive medical and dental care; guidelines |
| 8-513 | Participation in activities; contact with relatives; placement with siblings |
| 8-514 | Placement in foster homes |
| 8-514.01 | Placement of developmentally disabled children |
| 8-514.02 | Placement with parent or relative |
| 8-514.03 | Kinship foster care; requirements; investigation; report |
| 8-514.04 | Kinship care program; requirements |
| 8-514.05 | Foster care provider access to child health information; consent to treatment |
| 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 |
| 8-515.02 | Case assignment; distribution of records |
| 8-515.03 | Duties of local foster care review boards |
| 8-515.04 | State foster care review board; members; personnel; training programs; compensation |
| 8-515.05 | Removal of child from foster parent's home; requirements; notification; review |
| 8-516 | Supervision of foster homes; reports; review of file; progress report |
| 8-517 | Withdrawal from foster home |
| 8-518 | Central registry; change of address; marital status |
| 8-519 | Records and reports |
| 8-520 | Violations; classification |
| 8-521 | Independent living program; conditions; eligibility; rules; case management unit; reports |
| 8-521.01 | Transitional independent living program |
| 8-522 | Dependency actions; special advocate; appointment; duties; immunity |
| 8-523 | Special advocate program |
| 8-524 | Special advocate fund |
| 8-525 | Open court proceedings; closure; records |
| 8-526 | Child welfare; reporting requirements |
| 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 |
| 8-529 | Children in foster care; rights |
| 8-530 | Foster parents; rights |
| Article 2 | Termination of Parent-Child Relationship |
| 8-531 | Definitions |
| 8-531.01 | Prohibition |
| 8-532 | Jurisdiction; dependency based termination |
| 8-533 | Petition; who may file; grounds |
| 8-534 | Contents of petition |
| 8-535 | Notice of initial hearing; waiver; guardian ad litem |
| 8-536 | Social study before disposition; contents |
| 8-537 | Termination adjudication hearing |
| 8-538 | Court order; form; contents |
| 8-539 | Effect of court order |
| 8-540 | Court costs |
| 8-541 | Records; disclosure; exception |
| 8-542 | Confidentiality of information; violation; classification |
| 8-543 | Sibling information exchange program; definition |
| 8-544 | Termination decrees of other states |
| Article 4 | Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children |
| 8-548 | Enactment of compact; terms |
| 8-548.01 | Financial responsibility |
| 8-548.02 | Interstate compact administrator |
| 8-548.03 | Supplementary agreements |
| 8-548.04 | Financial arrangements |
| 8-548.05 | Visitation, inspection and supervision |
| 8-548.06 | Responsibilities of state departments, agencies and officers |
| Article 5 | Funding of Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Programs |
| 8-550 | Definitions |
| 8-550.01 | Child abuse prevention fund; purpose; definition |
| Chapter 6 | CHILDREN'S CAMPS |
| Article 1 | General Provisions |
| 8-551 | Definition |
| 8-552 | Application for license; issuance; posting |
| 8-553 | License fee |
| 8-554 | Location |
| 8-555 | Layout |
| 8-556 | Water supply |
| 8-557 | Toilets and disposal systems |
| 8-558 | Food service permits |
| 8-560 | Drainage |
| 8-561 | Inspection of camps; revocation of license |
| 8-564 | Exemption of contract employees from limitations on hours of labor |
| 8-565 | Violation; classification |
| 8-566 | Exception |
| 8-567 | Limitations |
| 8-568 | Delegation of powers |
| Chapter 7 | LEGITIMACY OF CHILDREN |
| Article 1 | General Provisions |
| 8-601 | Legitimacy of children born out of wedlock |
| Chapter 8 | EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS |
| Article 1 | General Provisions |
| 8-651 | Definitions |
| 8-652 | Infants and toddlers with developmental delays; lead agency; interagency agreements |
| Chapter 9 | HEALTHY FAMILIES PROGRAM |
| Article 1 | General Provisions |
| 8-701 | Healthy families program; administration; consent; access to records |
| Chapter 10 | DEPENDENT CHILDREN |
| Article 1 | Protective Services |
| 8-800 | Purpose of child protective services |
| 8-801 | Definitions |
| 8-802 | Child protective services worker; fingerprint clearance cards; powers and duties; alteration of files; violation; classification |
| 8-803 | Limitation of authority; duty to inform |
| 8-804 | Central registry; notification |
| 8-804.01 | Maintenance of reports; records |
| 8-805 | Immunity of participants; nonprivileged communications |
| 8-806 | Voluntary placement; conditions; notice of placement; time limit; rules |
| 8-807 | CPS information; public record; use; confidentiality; violation; classification; definitions |
| 8-808 | Parent assistance program |
| 8-809 | Child welfare mediation program |
| 8-810 | Missing children; notification; entry into databases |
| 8-811 | Hearing process; definitions |
| 8-812 | Child protective services expedited substance abuse treatment fund |
| 8-813 | Preplacement investigation; medical examination; disposition |
| 8-814 | Permanent guardianship subsidy; offsets; discontinuation; annual review; appeals; definition |
| 8-815 | Indian child welfare act; inquiry |
| 8-816 | Family builders program; services; program termination; definitions |
| 8-817 | Initial screening and safety assessment and investigation protocols |
| 8-818 | Child protective services; financial and program accountability |
| 8-819 | Determination of neglect |
| Article 2 | Removal of Child |
| 8-821 | Taking into temporary custody; medical examination; placement; interference; classification |
| 8-822 | Removal of child from home; review; review teams |
| 8-823 | Notice of taking into temporary custody |
| 8-824 | Preliminary protective hearing; probable cause; appointment of counsel |
| 8-825 | Court determinations in preliminary protective hearing |
| 8-826 | Further hearings and proceedings |
| 8-828 | Family advocacy office; duties; program termination |
| 8-829 | Judicial determinations; timing; documentation |
| 8-830 | Residential drug treatment center; services; program termination; definitions |
| Article 3 | Dependency Determination and Disposition |
| 8-841 | Dependency petition; service; preliminary orders |
| 8-842 | Initial dependency and dependency adjudication hearings; deadlines |
| 8-843 | Initial dependency hearing; rights |
| 8-844 | Dependency adjudication hearing; settlement conference or mediation |
| 8-845 | Disposition hearing |
| 8-846 | Services provided to the child and family |
| 8-847 | Periodic review hearings |
| Article 4 | Permanency Determination |
| 8-861 | Return of child |
| 8-862 | Permanency hearing |
| 8-863 | Hearing to terminate parental rights; notice; grounds |
| 8-864 | Timing of motions and hearings; consolidation of hearings |
| Article 5 | Permanent Guardianship |
| 8-871 | Permanent guardianship of a child |
| 8-872 | Permanent guardianship; procedure |
| 8-873 | Revocation of permanent guardianship |
| 8-874 | Appointment of successor permanent guardian |
| Article 6 | Substance Abuse and Treatment Assistance |
| 8-881 | Coordination of substance abuse treatment; contracting for services; joint substance abuse treatment fund |
| 8-882 | Program development |
| 8-883 | Requirements for contractors |
| 8-884 | Evaluation of community programs |
| Article 7 | In-home Intervention |
| 8-891 | In‑home intervention |
| 8-892 | Compliance |
| Chapter 11 | FAMILY GROUP DECISION MAKING PROGRAM |
| Article 1 | General Provisions |
| 8-1001 | Family group decision making program; requirements; program termination |
| Chapter 13 | EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH PROGRAMS |
| Article 1 | General Provisions |
| 8-1151 | Findings and declarations |
| 8-1152 | Definitions |
| Article 2 | Regional Partnerships |
| 8-1161 | Responsibilities of regional partnership councils |
| 8-1162 | Composition of regional partnership councils; reimbursement of expenses; immunity |
| 8-1163 | Staff support for regional partnership councils |
| 8-1164 | Designation of regions |
| Article 3 | Programs to Increase the Quality of and Access to Early Childhood Development and Health Services |
| 8-1171 | Regional and statewide direct and grant program requirements; permitted objectives |
| 8-1172 | Program and grant proposal requirements |
| 8-1173 | Procedures for the award of regional grants |
| 8-1174 | Program and grantee accountability |
| Article 4 | Funding Sources and Administration |
| 8-1181 | Early childhood development and health fund |
| 8-1182 | Acceptance of gifts and grants; acceptance of federal, state and local monies; use |
| 8-1183 | Prohibition on supplantation of state funds; additional legislative appropriations |
| 8-1184 | Budget and funding process |
| 8-1185 | Allocation of funds |
| 8-1186 | Annual audit |
| Article 5 | Early Childhood Development and Health Board |
| 8-1191 | Members; appointment; terms; oath; immunity |
| 8-1192 | Powers and duties |
| 8-1193 | Public record, open meeting, and conflict of interest laws |
| 8-1194 | Meetings; travel expenses |
| 8-1195 | Executive director compensation; duties; regional and board staff; central office; expenditure of funds |
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