Temporary and emergency placements – limit
A temporary placement of a youth in a shelter care facility for less than 45 days or an emergency placement of a youth in a youth care facility is exempt from review by the appropriate youth placement committee. If a temporary or emergency placement of a youth continues for 45 or more days, the youth court shall refer the placement of the youth to the appropriate youth placement committee for review if a committee has been established as provided for in 41-5-121. The committee shall make a recommendation for placement to the youth court.
| EnactedEn. SectionSec. 18, ChapterCh. 609, Laws ofL. 1987 |
| SectionSec. 41-5-528, Montana Code AnnotatedMCA 1995 |
| RedesignatedRedes. 41-5-124 by SectionSec. 47, ChapterCh. 286, Laws ofL. 1997 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 5, ChapterCh. 587, Laws ofL. 2001 (SB 386 - Waterman, Mignon (D) SD 26) |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 5, ChapterCh. 398, Laws ofL. 2007 (SB 146 - Shockley, Jim (R) SD 45) |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 6, ChapterCh. 344, Laws ofL. 2019 (HB 111 - Fleming, Frank (R) HD 51) |