Placement procedures
N.D. Cent. Code § 27-21-02.1
in effect27-21-02.1. Placement procedures
The division of juvenile services shall retain custody of the child as granted by the authority
of the committing court and the Uniform Juvenile Court Act. The court in an order committing the
child to the division may require court approval before a placement may be made to a more
restrictive setting. All other placements may be made by the division at any time it appears to be
in the child's best interest and in the best interest of the state.
1. A child, child's parent, or guardian who objects to a placement to a more restrictive
setting made by the division may request a placement hearing to review the
placement.
2. In an emergency, or for reasons of safety and security, the division may temporarily
place a child in an appropriate facility. A child, child's parent, or guardian who objects
to the temporary placement may request a placement hearing to review the placement
determined by the division.
3. The division may conduct a permanency hearing, as authorized by section 27-20.4-23,
if an appropriate permanency plan may be carried out without exceeding the division's
authority.
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