Current through 2024 First Special Session
Section 49-4-104 - General provisions relating to court orders regarding custody; rules(a) The Supreme Court of Appeals, in consultation with the Department of Human Services and the Division of Juvenile Services in order to eliminate unnecessary state funding of out-of-home placements where federal funding is available, shall develop and disseminate form court orders to effectuate chapter forty-nine of this code which authorize disclosure and transfer of juvenile records between agencies while requiring maintenance of confidentiality, Child Welfare Services, 42 U.S.C. § 620 , et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 670 , et seq., relating to the promulgation of uniform court orders for placement of minor children and the rules promulgated thereunder, for use in the courts of the state.(b) Judges and magistrates, upon being supplied the form orders required by subsection (a) of this section, shall act to ensure the proper form order is entered in the case so as to allow federal funding of eligible out-of-home placements.Amended by 2024 Acts, ch. TBD (HB 4274), eff. 1/22/2024.Added by 2015 Acts, ch. 46 (HB 2200), eff. 2/19/2015.