2005 Idaho Code - 16-1616 — INVESTIGATION

                                  TITLE  16
                             JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS
                                  CHAPTER 16
                             CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT
    16-1616.  INVESTIGATION. (1) After a petition has been filed, the
department shall investigate the circumstances of the child and his family and
prepare a written report to the court.
    (2)  The report shall be delivered to the court with copies to each of the
parties prior to the pretrial conference for the adjudicatory hearing. If
delivered by mail the report must be received by the court and the parties
prior to the pretrial conference for the adjudicatory hearing. The report
shall contain a social evaluation of the child and the parents or other legal
custodian and such other information as the court shall require.
    (3)  The report shall not be considered by the court for purposes of
determining whether the child comes within the jurisdiction of the act. The
report may be admitted into evidence at the adjudicatory hearing for other
purposes.