Section 14-1-45.1. – Compelling evidence in adult cases — Immunity.
§ 14-1-45.1. Compelling evidence in adult cases — Immunity. In the hearing of any case in which an adult is charged with an offense committed against state laws within the purview of this chapter, if a person refuses to answer a question or produce other evidence of any kind on the ground that he or […]
Section 14-1-35. – Guardianship of agency to which child entrusted — Adoption proceedings.
§ 14-1-35. Guardianship of agency to which child entrusted — Adoption proceedings. In the event that the court shall award a dependent or neglected child to the custody of the department of children, youth, and families, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the child shall, unless otherwise ordered, become a ward and be […]
Section 14-1-35.1. – Child advocate as guardian of estate of child in certain circumstances — Plan for disbursement of funds.
§ 14-1-35.1. Child advocate as guardian of estate of child in certain circumstances — Plan for disbursement of funds. (a) Subject to the provisions of § 14-1-35, the office of the child advocate shall be the guardian of the estate of any child for whose benefit a judgment for compensation or order approving a settlement […]
Section 14-1-36. – Commitment of delinquent and wayward children.
§ 14-1-36. Commitment of delinquent and wayward children. (a) In all proceedings under this chapter, the court may order a delinquent or wayward child to be committed to the training school for youth for a sentence no longer than the youth’s nineteenth birthday. However, nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit the […]
Section 14-1-36.1. – Release from training school.
§ 14-1-36.1. Release from training school. (a) No child sentenced to the training school for youth, after being found delinquent or wayward, shall be released prior to the end of his or her sentence unless authorized by a justice of the family court, after a hearing with due notice to the parties to the petition […]
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 […]