Section 43-15-15 - Registry of children in custody of Department of Child Protection Services and public or private agenciesThe Department of Child Protection Services shall maintain a registry of children whose custody lies with them and private or public agencies licensed by the department. The registry shall contain classifications of children as:
(a) Temporary custody for evaluation, not to exceed three (3) months;(b) Temporary custody not to exceed one (1) year with the plan to return custody to the natural parents;(c) Temporary custody, not to exceed two (2) years, with a plan to free for adoption;(d) Children freed for adoption;(e) Children ages fourteen (14) and above who have voluntarily chosen not to be adopted and cannot be returned to their own homes; and(f) Children who are institutionalized and for whom placement in an adoptive home is not feasible.Laws, 1978, ch. 443, § 1(4), eff. 3/28/1978.Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 516, HB 1149,§ 38, eff. 7/1/2023.