Section 14-1-48.1. – Powers of chief judge in jury trials.
§ 14-1-48.1. Powers of chief judge in jury trials. The chief judge of the family court, in the selection of petit jurors for family court service, shall be empowered to exercise all powers which the presiding judge of the superior court has in the selection of petit jurors in criminal cases to be tried before […]
Section 14-1-36.2. – Assignment of custody to the director of the department of children, youth and families.
§ 14-1-36.2. Assignment of custody to the director of the department of children, youth and families. In the event the court assigns custody of a child to the director of the department of children, youth and families pursuant to §§ 14-1-11, 14-1-11.1, 14-1-27, 14-1-32, 14-1-34, 14-1-36, 14-1-36.1, 40-11-7.1, or 40-11-12, the court shall authorize the […]
Section 14-1-36.3. – Community confinement.
§ 14-1-36.3. Community confinement. (a) The family court may authorize that a sentenced youth or a youth who is subject to an order of detention to the Thomas C. Slater training school be placed in the community in an appropriate setting as specified in §§ 14-1-27 and 14-1-32 for a period of time as determined […]
Section 14-1-37. – Other disposition for best interests of child.
§ 14-1-37. Other disposition for best interests of child. The court may make any further disposition that it may deem to be for the best interests of the child, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. History of Section.P.L. 1944, ch. 1441, § 25; G.L. 1956, § 14-1-37.
Section 14-1-30.2. – Foster parents — Notice of court proceedings.
§ 14-1-30.2. Foster parents — Notice of court proceedings. The department of children, youth and families shall provide notice to foster parents, pre-adoptive parents or relatives providing care for a child of any review or hearing to be held with respect to a child in the care of the department. The foster parents, pre-adoptive parents […]
Section 14-1-38. – Insufficient evidence of waywardness or delinquency.
§ 14-1-38. Insufficient evidence of waywardness or delinquency. If, after a hearing on any petition in the case of a wayward or delinquent child under this chapter, the court finds that there is not sufficient evidence to support it, the court shall adjudge the child to be not a delinquent or wayward child, as the […]
Section 14-1-31. – Services of public defender.
§ 14-1-31. Services of public defender. Prior to the commencement of any hearing, the justice shall advise the parent or guardian of any child, or the adult involved, as the case may be, that if he or she is financially unable to engage counsel, he or she is entitled to the services of the public […]
Section 14-1-39. – Fees for delivery of child to court or institution.
§ 14-1-39. Fees for delivery of child to court or institution. A fee of one dollar ($1.00), and an allowance of ten cents ($0.10) per mile traveled with any child may be paid to the person designated to deliver any child to a public or private institution, agency, or society, or to bring any child […]
Section 14-1-32. – Power of court to order disposition of child.
§ 14-1-32. Power of court to order disposition of child. If the court finds that a child is delinquent, wayward, neglected, dependent, or otherwise within the provisions of this chapter, it may by order duly entered proceed as follows: (1) The court may place the child on probation or under supervision in his or her […]
Section 14-1-40. – Adjudication not having effect of conviction.
§ 14-1-40. Adjudication not having effect of conviction. (a) No adjudication upon the status of any child in the jurisdiction of the court shall operate to impose any of the civil disabilities ordinarily resulting from a conviction, nor shall any child be deemed a criminal by reason of that adjudication, nor shall that adjudication be […]