2005 Idaho Code - 39-8205 — SHELTER CARE HEARING -- INVESTIGATION -- ADJUDICATORY HEARING -- TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP

                                  TITLE  39
                              HEALTH AND SAFETY
                                  CHAPTER 82
                             IDAHO SAFE HAVEN ACT
    39-8205.  SHELTER CARE HEARING -- INVESTIGATION -- ADJUDICATORY HEARING --
TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP. (1) A shelter care hearing shall be
held pursuant to section 16-1615, Idaho Code, and the department shall file a
petition for adjudicatory hearing to vest legal custody in the department
pursuant to section 16-1621, Idaho Code, at or prior to the time set for
shelter care hearing.
    (2)  A child protective investigation or criminal investigation shall not
be initiated based on a claim of abandonment unless a claim of parental rights
is made and the court orders the investigation.
    (3)  During the initial thirty (30) day period from the time the child was
delivered to a safe haven by a custodial parent, the department shall request
assistance from law enforcement officials to investigate through the missing
children information clearinghouse and other state and national resources to
ensure that the child is not a missing child.
    (4)  An adjudicatory hearing shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions
of section 16-1619, Idaho Code, and section 16-1621, Idaho Code.
    (5)  As soon as practicable following the initial thirty (30) day period
from the time the child was delivered to a  safe haven by a custodial parent,
the department shall petition to terminate the parental rights of the parent
who abandoned the child at the safe haven and any unknown parent pursuant to
section 16-1624, Idaho Code, and in accordance with chapter 20, title 16,
Idaho Code.