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2017 Mississippi Code
Title 43 - Public Welfare
Chapter 21 - Youth Court
Custody and Detention
§ 43-21-307. Temporary custody
Universal Citation: MS Code § 43-21-307 (2017)
The judge or his designee may authorize the temporary custody of a child taken into custody for a period of not longer than forty-eight (48) hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and statutory state holidays if the judge or his designee finds there are grounds to issue a custody order as defined in Section 43-21-301 and such custody order complies with the detention requirements provided in Section 43-21-301(6).
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