Minimum age and other conditions for commitment of child to state facility for detention of children or to private institution.
1. If a delinquent child is less than 12 years of age, the juvenile court shall not commit the child to a state facility for the detention of children.
2. If a delinquent child is 12 years of age or older, the juvenile court shall not commit the child to a private institution unless the commitment is approved by the superintendent of the state facility for the detention of children to which the child would otherwise have been committed.
Last modified: February 25, 2006