2006 Minnesota Statutes

260B.176 RELEASE OR DETENTION.
    Subdivision 1. Notification; release. If a child is taken into custody as provided in section
260B.175, the parent, guardian, or custodian of the child shall be notified as soon as possible.
Unless there is reason to believe that the child would endanger self or others, not return for a court
hearing, run away from the child's parent, guardian, or custodian or otherwise not remain in the
care or control of the person to whose lawful custody the child is released, or that the child's
health or welfare would be immediately endangered, the child shall be released to the custody of a
parent, guardian, custodian, or other suitable person. The person to whom the child is released
shall promise to bring the child to the court, if necessary, at the time the court may direct. If the
person taking the child into custody believes it desirable, that person may request the parent,
guardian, custodian, or other person designated by the court to sign a written promise to bring
the child to court as provided above. The intentional violation of such a promise, whether given
orally or in writing, shall be punishable as contempt of court.
The court may require the parent, guardian, custodian, or other person to whom the child is
released, to post any reasonable bail or bond required by the court which shall be forfeited to
the court if the child does not appear as directed. The court may also release the child on the
child's own promise to appear in juvenile court.
    Subd. 2. Reasons for detention. (a) If the child is not released as provided in subdivision 1,
the person taking the child into custody shall notify the court as soon as possible of the detention
of the child and the reasons for detention.
(b) No child may be detained in a juvenile secure detention facility or shelter care facility
longer than 36 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, after being taken into custody
for a delinquent act as defined in section 260B.007, subdivision 6, unless a petition has been filed
and the judge or referee determines pursuant to section 260B.178 that the child shall remain in
detention.
(c) No child may be detained in an adult jail or municipal lockup longer than 24 hours,
excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, or longer than six hours in an adult jail or municipal
lockup in a standard metropolitan statistical area, after being taken into custody for a delinquent
act as defined in section 260B.007, subdivision 6, unless:
(1) a petition has been filed under section 260B.141; and
(2) a judge or referee has determined under section 260B.178 that the child shall remain in
detention.
After August 1, 1991, no child described in this paragraph may be detained in an adult
jail or municipal lockup longer than 24 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, or
longer than six hours in an adult jail or municipal lockup in a standard metropolitan statistical
area, unless the requirements of this paragraph have been met and, in addition, a motion to refer
the child for adult prosecution has been made under section 260B.125. Notwithstanding this
paragraph, continued detention of a child in an adult detention facility outside of a standard
metropolitan statistical area county is permissible if:
(i) the facility in which the child is detained is located where conditions of distance to be
traveled or other ground transportation do not allow for court appearances within 24 hours. A
delay not to exceed 48 hours may be made under this clause; or
(ii) the facility is located where conditions of safety exist. Time for an appearance may be
delayed until 24 hours after the time that conditions allow for reasonably safe travel. "Conditions
of safety" include adverse life-threatening weather conditions that do not allow for reasonably
safe travel.
The continued detention of a child under clause (i) or (ii) must be reported to the
commissioner of corrections.
(d) If a child described in paragraph (c) is to be detained in a jail beyond 24 hours, excluding
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, the judge or referee, in accordance with rules and procedures
established by the commissioner of corrections, shall notify the commissioner of the place of the
detention and the reasons therefor. The commissioner shall thereupon assist the court in the
relocation of the child in an appropriate juvenile secure detention facility or approved jail within
the county or elsewhere in the state, or in determining suitable alternatives. The commissioner
shall direct that a child detained in a jail be detained after eight days from and including the date
of the original detention order in an approved juvenile secure detention facility with the approval
of the administrative authority of the facility. If the court refers the matter to the prosecuting
authority pursuant to section 260B.125, notice to the commissioner shall not be required.
(e) When a child is detained for an alleged delinquent act in a state licensed juvenile facility
or program, or when a child is detained in an adult jail or municipal lockup as provided in
paragraph (c), the supervisor of the facility shall, if the child's parent or legal guardian consents,
have a children's mental health screening conducted with a screening instrument approved by
the commissioner of human services, unless a screening has been performed within the previous
180 days or the child is currently under the care of a mental health professional. The screening
shall be conducted by a mental health practitioner as defined in section 245.4871, subdivision
26 , or a probation officer who is trained in the use of the screening instrument. The screening
shall be conducted after the initial detention hearing has been held and the court has ordered the
child continued in detention. The results of the screening may only be presented to the court at
the dispositional phase of the court proceedings on the matter unless the parent or legal guardian
consents to presentation at a different time. If the screening indicates a need for assessment, the
local social services agency or probation officer, with the approval of the child's parent or legal
guardian, shall have a diagnostic assessment conducted, including a functional assessment, as
defined in section 245.4871.
    Subd. 3. Shelter care facility; secure detention facility. If the person who has taken the
child into custody determines that the child should be placed in a secure detention facility or a
shelter care facility, that person shall advise the child and as soon as is possible, the child's parent,
guardian, or custodian:
(a) of the reasons why the child has been taken into custody and why the child is being
placed in a juvenile secure detention facility or a shelter care facility; and
(b) of the location of the juvenile secure detention facility or shelter care facility. If there
is reason to believe that disclosure of the location of the shelter care facility would place the
child's health and welfare in immediate endangerment, disclosure of the location of the shelter
care facility shall not be made; and
(c) that the child's parent, guardian, or custodian and attorney or guardian ad litem may make
an initial visit to the secure detention facility or shelter care facility at any time. Subsequent visits
by a parent, guardian, or custodian may be made on a reasonable basis during visiting hours and
by the child's attorney or guardian ad litem at reasonable hours; and
(d) that the child may telephone parents and an attorney or guardian ad litem from the
juvenile secure detention facility or shelter care facility immediately after being admitted to the
facility and thereafter on a reasonable basis to be determined by the director of the facility; and
(e) that the child may not be detained for acts as defined in section 260B.007, subdivision
6 , at a juvenile secure detention facility or shelter care facility longer than 36 hours, excluding
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, unless a petition has been filed within that time and the court
orders the child's continued detention, pursuant to section 260B.178; and
(f) that the child may not be detained for acts defined in section 260B.007, subdivision 6,
at an adult jail or municipal lockup longer than 24 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and
holidays, or longer than six hours if the adult jail or municipal lockup is in a standard metropolitan
statistical area, unless a petition has been filed and the court orders the child's continued detention
under section 260B.178; and
(g) of the date, time, and place of the detention hearing, if this information is available to the
person who has taken the child into custody; and
(h) that the child and the child's parent, guardian, or custodian have the right to be present
and to be represented by counsel at the detention hearing, and that if they cannot afford counsel,
counsel will be appointed at public expense for the child, if it is a delinquency matter.
After August 1, 1991, the child's parent, guardian, or custodian shall also be informed under
clause (f) that the child may not be detained in an adult jail or municipal lockup longer than 24
hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, or longer than six hours if the adult jail or
municipal lockup is in a standard metropolitan statistical area, unless a motion to refer the child
for adult prosecution has been made within that time period.
    Subd. 4. Transportation. If a child is to be detained in a secure detention facility or shelter
care facility, the child shall be promptly transported to the facility in a manner approved by the
facility or by securing a written transportation order from the court authorizing transportation
by the sheriff or other qualified person. The person who has determined that the child should be
detained shall deliver to the court and the supervisor of the secure detention facility or shelter care
facility where the child is placed, a signed report, setting forth:
(a) the time the child was taken into custody; and
(b) the time the child was delivered for transportation to the secure detention facility or
shelter care facility; and
(c) the reasons why the child was taken into custody; and
(d) the reasons why the child has been placed in detention; and
(e) a statement that the child and the child's parent have received the notification required by
subdivision 3 or the reasons why they have not been so notified; and
(f) any instructions required by subdivision 5.
    Subd. 5. Shelter care; notice to parent. When a child is to be placed in a shelter care
facility the person taking the child into custody or the court shall determine whether or not there
is reason to believe that disclosure of the shelter care facility's location to the child's parent,
guardian, or custodian would immediately endanger the health and welfare of the child. If there is
reason to believe that the child's health and welfare would be immediately endangered, disclosure
of the location shall not be made. This determination shall be included in the report required by
subdivision 4, along with instructions to the shelter care facility to notify or withhold notification.
    Subd. 6. Report. (a) When a child has been delivered to a secure detention facility, the
supervisor of the facility shall deliver to the court a signed report acknowledging receipt of the
child stating the time of the child's arrival. The supervisor of the facility shall ascertain from the
report of the person who has taken the child into custody whether the child and a parent, guardian,
or custodian have received the notification required by subdivision 3. If the child or a parent,
guardian or custodian, or both, have not been so notified, the supervisor of the facility shall
immediately make the notification, and shall include in the report to the court a statement that
notification has been received or the reasons why it has not.
(b) When a child has been delivered to a shelter care facility, the supervisor of the facility
shall deliver to the court a signed report acknowledging receipt of the child stating the time of the
child's arrival. The supervisor of the facility shall ascertain from the report of the person who has
taken the child into custody whether the child's parent, guardian or custodian has been notified
of the placement of the child at the shelter care facility and its location, and the supervisor shall
follow any instructions concerning notification contained in that report.
History: 1999 c 139 art 2 s 24; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 4 s 15