(a) If the Department finds any violation of this chapter or the Department's minimum standards or rules and regulations by a facility other than a Territory-operated facility that places the children in the facility in immediate peril, it may close the facility and place the children attending the facility in another facility.
(b) A Department representative finding conditions that place children in a facility in peril shall immediately request the Commissioner of Human Services to immediately inspect the facility for verification of the conditions.
(c) If the Department finds any violation of this chapter or the Department's minimum standards or rules and regulations by a Territory-operated facility that threatens serious harm to the children in the facility, the Department shall immediately report the finding to the Governor.
(d) Closure under this section is an emergency measure. After closing a facility, the Department must seek an injunction against continued operation of the facility as prescribed in section 395 of this chapter.