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Section 14-1-71. – Severability.

§ 14-1-71. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable. History of Section.P.L. […]

Section 14-1-62. – Construction of chapter.

§ 14-1-62. Construction of chapter. This chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish the purposes sought in it. History of Section.P.L. 1944, ch. 1441, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 14-1-62.

Section 14-1-64. – Disposition of juvenile records.

§ 14-1-64. Disposition of juvenile records. (a) All police records relating to the arrest, detention, apprehension, and disposition of any juveniles shall be kept in files separate and apart from the arrest records of adults and shall be withheld from public inspection, but the police report relating to the arrest or detention of a juvenile […]

Section 14-1-65. – Hearings for out-of-state placement of children.

§ 14-1-65. Hearings for out-of-state placement of children. (a) Prior to authorizing the placement of a child entrusted to the control of the department of children, youth, and families and in an out-of-state child caring facility, other than the home of a relative, the department shall petition the family court for a placement hearing. The […]

Section 14-1-66. – Application by victim to obtain name of juvenile.

§ 14-1-66. Application by victim to obtain name of juvenile. Upon written motion by the victim of a crime or his or her attorney, the family court may, in its discretion, and upon good cause shown, divulge the name and address of the juvenile accused of committing the crime solely for the purpose of allowing […]

Section 14-1-68. – Child witness.

§ 14-1-68. Child witness. (a) A videotape recording made by the department of children, youth, and families, a law enforcement officer, or a hospital, of an interview of or statement made by a child who is the subject of any petition filed by the department pursuant to §§ 40-11-7, 14-1-11, and/or 15-7-7, is admissible in […]

Section 14-1-69. – Hearsay.

§ 14-1-69. Hearsay. In any custody and/or termination trial and/or a hearing on a motion or probable cause hearing where a petition has been filed by the department of children, youth, and families in accordance with §§ 14-1-11, 40-11-7 and/or 15-7-7 in the family court, the court may, in its discretion, permit as evidence any […]