Section 5251 - Taking into custodyA child may be taken into custody by an officer:
(1) pursuant to the laws of arrest of this State;(2) pursuant to an order of the court under the provisions of this chapter and chapters 51 and 53 of this title; or(3) when the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the child has committed a delinquent act, and that the child's immediate welfare or the protection of the community, or both, require the child's removal from the child's current home.Added 2007, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. 1/1/2009.