Section 14-1-32.4. – Family counseling for drug or alcohol related offenses.
§ 14-1-32.4. Family counseling for drug or alcohol related offenses. If the court finds that a child is delinquent or wayward for any violation of the Rhode Island Controlled Substances Act, chapter 28 of title 21, the court may order the child, his or her parent(s), guardian(s), and/or other lawful custodian(s) to participate in a […]
Section 14-1-24. – Care of girls detained.
§ 14-1-24. Care of girls detained. Whenever a girl is detained, she may be placed in the care of a police matron, and in the case of a city or town, the police matron may be one of those required to be appointed under the provisions of chapter 5 of title 13; and the board […]
Section 14-1-25. – Arrest of juveniles without warrant.
§ 14-1-25. Arrest of juveniles without warrant. Any officer authorized to make an arrest for any criminal offense may take into custody without a warrant any child believed to be delinquent or wayward within that officer’s jurisdiction, but in no case shall a child be detained in custody longer than twenty-four (24) hours without being […]
Section 14-1-26. – Separation from adult offenders.
§ 14-1-26. Separation from adult offenders. In case a delinquent or wayward child is taken into custody or detained before or after the filing of a petition, or pending a hearing on the petition, the child shall not be confined in any prison, jail, lockup, or reformatory, or be transported with, or compelled or permitted […]
Section 14-1-26.1. – Temporary custody of status and non-offenders.
§ 14-1-26.1. Temporary custody of status and non-offenders. A juvenile taken into custody at a state, municipal, or college police department for an offense that would not be classified as criminal if committed by an adult, or non-offender juveniles, such as dependent or neglected children, shall be held for identification, investigation, and processing purposes only […]
Section 14-1-27. – Temporary detention in public or private institutions.
§ 14-1-27. Temporary detention in public or private institutions. (a) Subject to § 14-1-11, provision may be made by the family court for the temporary detention of children at the training school for youth or in the custody of the director of the department of children, youth and families. The court may authorize the temporary […]
Section 14-1-13. – Complaints pertaining to feeble-minded persons.
§ 14-1-13. Complaints pertaining to feeble-minded persons. Any complaint brought before the family court under the provisions of title 40.1 shall be brought by the person and in the manner set forth by title 40.1. History of Section.P.L. 1944, ch. 1441, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 14-1-13; impl. am. P.L. 1961, ch. 73, § 14.
Section 14-1-28. – Transfer of cases from other courts.
§ 14-1-28. Transfer of cases from other courts. If, during the pendency of a criminal or quasi-criminal charge against any person in any other court it shall be ascertained that the person was under the age of eighteen (18) years at the time of committing the alleged offense, it shall be the duty of the […]
Section 14-1-14. – Petitions for adoption.
§ 14-1-14. Petitions for adoption. Any petition for the adoption of any person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be brought before the family court in the manner set forth in chapter 7 of title 15. History of Section.P.L. 1944, ch. 1441, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 14-1-14; impl. am. P.L. 1961, ch. […]
Section 14-1-29. – Times and places of hearings.
§ 14-1-29. Times and places of hearings. The court shall designate suitable times and places for the hearing of all matters arising within its jurisdiction and may sit at any other times and places within the state that the court may seem best adapted to the carrying out of the purposes of this chapter. Hearings […]