Children in Need of Services

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Section
169-D:1

Applicability of Chapter; Purpose.

Section
169-D:2

Definitions.

Section
169-D:3

Jurisdiction.

Section
169-D:4

Venue.

Section
169-D:4-a

Filing Reports, Evaluations, and Other Records.

Section
169-D:5

Petition.

Section
169-D:5-a

Notice of Petition to Department of Health and Human Services.

Section
169-D:5-b

Consent Order.

Section
169-D:5-c

Voluntary Services.

Section
169-D:6

Issuance of Summons and Notice.

Section
169-D:7

Failure to Appear; Warrant.

Section
169-D:8

Temporary Custody.

Section
169-D:9

Pre-adjudicatory Procedure.

Section
169-D:9-a

Use of Alternative to Secure Detention.

Section
169-D:9-b

Prohibited Manner of Detention.

Section
169-D:9-c

Detention in Certain Facilities; CHINS and Juvenile Delinquents.

Section
169-D:10

Release Prior to Initial Appearance.

Section
169-D:10-a

Removal of Child From Home.

Section
169-D:10-b

Child's Welfare; Findings Regarding Removal.

Section
169-D:11

Initial Appearance.

Section
169-D:12

Appointment of Counsel; Waiver of Counsel.

Section
169-D:12-a

Continuous Legal Representation of Vulnerable Children.

Section
169-D:13

Release Pending Adjudicatory Hearing.

Section
169-D:13-a

Notification of Right to Request Records.

Section
169-D:14

Adjudicatory Hearing.

Section
169-D:15

Burden of Proof.

Section
169-D:16

Release Pending Final Disposition.

Section
169-D:17

Dispositional Hearing.

Section
169-D:17-a

Out-of-District Placement.

Section
169-D:17-b

Presumption in Favor of In-State Placements.

Section
169-D:17-c

Court Order for Services, Placements, and Programs Required for Minors From Certain Providers Qualified for Third-Party Payment.

Section
169-D:18

Disposition of Child With a Disability.

Section
169-D:18-a

Determination of Competence.

Section
169-D:18-b

Notice to School District of Out-of-Home Placement; Development of Transition Plan.

Section
169-D:19

Modification of Dispositional Orders.

Section
169-D:20

Appeals.

Section
169-D:21

Periodic Review of Disposition Required.

Section
169-D:21-a

Permanency Hearings.

Section
169-D:22

Limitations of Authority Conferred.

Section
169-D:23

Religious Preference.

Section
169-D:24

Court Sessions.

Section
169-D:25

Case and Court Records.

Section
169-D:26

Penalty for Disclosure of Records.

Section
169-D:27

Publication Restricted.

Section
169-D:28

Penalty for Forbidden Publication.

Section
169-D:29

Liability for Expenses.

Section
169-D:30

Severability.

Section
169-D:31

Data Collection; Reporting Requirement.