Section 260E.21 — Screened Out Reports.
260E.21 SCREENED OUT REPORTS. Subdivision 1. Records. A report that is screened out must be maintained according to section 260E.35, subdivision 6, paragraph (b). Subd. 2. Offer of social services. A local welfare agency or agency responsible for investigating or assessing a report may use a screened out report for making an offer of social […]
Section 260E.22 — Interviews.
260E.22 INTERVIEWS. Subdivision 1. Authority to interview. (a) The agency responsible for assessing or investigating reports of maltreatment has the authority to interview the child, the person or persons responsible for the child’s care, the alleged offender, and any other person with knowledge of the maltreatment for the purpose of gathering facts, assessing safety and […]
Section 260E.23 — Documenting Interviews With Child Maltreatment Victims.
260E.23 DOCUMENTING INTERVIEWS WITH CHILD MALTREATMENT VICTIMS. Subdivision 1. Policy. It is the policy of this state to encourage adequate and accurate documentation of the number and content of interviews conducted with alleged child maltreatment victims during the course of a child maltreatment assessment or investigation, criminal investigation, or prosecution, and to discourage interviews that […]
Section 260E.08 — Criminal Penalties For Failure To Report; Civil Penalty For Making False Report.
260E.08 CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO REPORT; CIVIL PENALTY FOR MAKING FALSE REPORT. (a) A person mandated by section 260E.06, subdivision 1, to report who knows or has reason to believe that a child is maltreated, as defined in section 260E.03, or has been maltreated within the preceding three years, and fails to report is […]
Section 260E.09 — Reporting Requirements.
260E.09 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) An oral report shall be made immediately by telephone or otherwise. An oral report made by a person required under section 260E.06, subdivision 1, to report shall be followed within 72 hours, exclusive of weekends and holidays, by a report in writing to the appropriate police department, the county sheriff, the […]
Section 260E.10 — Notification To Reporters.
260E.10 NOTIFICATION TO REPORTERS. Subdivision 1. Screening notification. If requested, the agency responsible for assessing or investigating a report shall inform the reporter within ten days after the report was made, either orally or in writing, whether the report was accepted or not. If the responsible agency determines the report does not constitute a report […]
Section 260E.11 — Agency Designated To Receive Reports.
260E.11 AGENCY DESIGNATED TO RECEIVE REPORTS. Subdivision 1. Reports of maltreatment in facility. A person mandated to report child maltreatment occurring within a licensed facility shall report the information to the agency responsible for licensing or certifying the facility under sections 144.50 to 144.58, 241.021, and 245A.01 to 245A.16; or chapter 144H, 245D, or 245H; […]
Section 260E.12 — Required Actions Of The Responsible Agency And Law Enforcement Upon Receiving Report.
260E.12 REQUIRED ACTIONS OF THE RESPONSIBLE AGENCY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT UPON RECEIVING REPORT. Subdivision 1. Police department or county sheriff. (a) The police department or the county sheriff shall immediately notify the local welfare agency or agency responsible for child protection reports under this chapter orally and in writing when a report is received. (b) […]
Section 260E.13 — Report To Ombudsman.
260E.13 REPORT TO OMBUDSMAN. When a local welfare agency receives a report or otherwise has information indicating that a child who is a client, as defined in section 245.91, has been the subject of maltreatment at an agency, facility, or program, as defined in section 245.91, the local welfare agency shall, in addition to its […]
Section 260E.14 — Agency Responsible For Screening And Assessment Or Investigation.
260E.14 AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT OR INVESTIGATION. Subdivision 1. Facilities and schools. (a) The local welfare agency is the agency responsible for investigating allegations of maltreatment in child foster care, family child care, legally nonlicensed child care, and reports involving children served by an unlicensed personal care provider organization under section 256B.0659. Copies […]