(a) The continued custody hearing for a child alleged to be a child in need of services shall be held promptly and no later than:
(1) Twenty-four hours, excluding weekends and holidays, after such child is taken into temporary custody if he or she is being held in a secure residential facility or nonsecure residential facility; or
(2) Seventy-two hours, excluding weekends and holidays, after such child is placed in foster care.
(b) If a child alleged to be a child in need of services was never taken into temporary custody or is released from temporary custody at the continued custody hearing, the following time frames apply:
(1) The petition for a child in need of services shall be filed:
(A) Within 30 days of the filing of the complaint with the juvenile court; or
(B) Within 30 days of such child's release from temporary custody;
(2) Summons shall be served at least 72 hours before the adjudication hearing;
(3) An adjudication hearing shall be scheduled to be held no later than 60 days after the filing of the petition for a child in need of services; and
(4) If not held in conjunction with an adjudication hearing, a disposition hearing shall be held and completed within 30 days after the conclusion of an adjudication hearing.
(c) If a child alleged to be a child in need of services is not released from temporary custody at the continued custody hearing, the following time frames apply:
(1) The petition for a child in need of services shall be filed within five days of the continued custody hearing;
(2) Summons shall be served at least 72 hours before an adjudication hearing;
(3) An adjudication hearing shall be scheduled to be held no later than ten days after the filing of the petition for a child in need of services; and
(4) If not held in conjunction with an adjudication hearing, a disposition hearing shall be held and completed within 30 days after the conclusion of an adjudication hearing.
Section: 15-11-400 15-11-401 15-11-402 15-11-403 15-11-404 15-11-405 NextLast modified: October 14, 2016