Section 14-3-206 – Child Abuse or Neglect; Written Report; Statewide Reporting Center; Documentation and Examination; Costs and Admissibility Thereof.
14-3-206. Child abuse or neglect; written report; statewide reporting center; documentation and examination; costs and admissibility thereof. (a) Reports of child abuse or neglect or of suspected child abuse or neglect made to the local child protective agency or local law enforcement agency shall be: (i) Conveyed immediately by the agency receiving the report to […]
Section 14-3-207 – Abuse or Neglect as Suspected Cause of Death; Coroner’s Investigation.
14-3-207. Abuse or neglect as suspected cause of death; coroner’s investigation. Any person who knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that a child has died as a result of child abuse or neglect shall report to the appropriate coroner. The coroner shall investigate the report and submit his findings in writing to the law […]
Section 14-3-208 – Temporary Protective Custody; Order; Time Limitation; Remedial Health Care.
14-3-208. Temporary protective custody; order; time limitation; remedial health care. (a) When a child is taken into temporary protective custody pursuant to W.S. 14-3-405(a) and (b), the person taking custody shall immediately notify the local department of family services office and place or transfer temporary protective custody to the local department of family services office […]
Section 14-3-201 – Purpose.
14-3-201. Purpose. The purpose of W.S. 14-3-201 through 14-3-216 is to delineate the responsibilities of the state agency, other governmental agencies or officials, professionals and citizens to intervene on behalf of a child suspected of being abused or neglected, to protect the best interest of the child, to further offer protective services when necessary in […]
Section 14-3-202 – Definitions.
14-3-202. Definitions. (a) As used in W.S. 14-3-201 through 14-3-216: (i) “A person responsible for a child’s welfare” includes the child’s parent, noncustodial parent, guardian, custodian, stepparent, foster parent or other person, institution or agency having the physical custody or control of the child; (ii) “Abuse” means inflicting or causing physical or mental injury, harm […]
Section 14-3-203 – Duties of State Agency; On-Call Services.
14-3-203. Duties of state agency; on-call services. (a) The state agency shall: (i) Administer W.S. 14-3-201 through 14-3-215; (ii) Be responsible for strengthening and improving state and community efforts toward the prevention, identification and treatment of child abuse and neglect in the state; and (iii) Refer any person or family seeking assistance in meeting child […]