§571-31.2  Juvenile intake and diagnostic
services.  (a)  The court or other designated agency shall:



(1)  Notify the child's parent, guardian or legal
custodian or take reasonable action to ensure that such notice has been given;



(2)  Require the child, the child's parent, the
child's guardian or legal custodian, or both, to appear at the court or other
designated agency as soon as practicable for a family counseling session to
attempt a quick resolution of their problem;



(3)  Investigate, evaluate, make necessary
determination, and take appropriate actions regarding:



(A)  Release of a child to the care of the
child's parent or other responsible adult;



(B)  Extending to or making arrangement for
the securing of suitable informal adjustment under section 571-31.4, 571-31.5
or 571-31.6;



(C)  Initiation of the filing of a complaint
or petition;



(D)  Detention of a child, utilizing the
standard set out in section 571-31.1 or temporary shelter in a nonsecure
shelter; and



(E)  Making such other informal disposition as
may be suitable.



(b)  If the intake officer believes it
desirable, such officer may take action to obtain the child or the written
promise of a parent, guardian, or legal custodian to take the child to the
court or other designated agency as in section 571-31(c).  The failure of a
parent, guardian, or other legal custodian to produce the child in court or at
the other designated agency as required by an authorized notice may be pursued
as provided in section 571-31(d). [L 1980, c 303, pt of §5(3); am L 1988, c
294, §3]



 



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  Intake procedure, see HFCR rule 123.