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§ 5301 -   Taking into custody

§ 5301. Taking into custody

A child may be taken into custody:

(1) Pursuant to an order of the family court under the provisions of this chapter.

(2) By an officer when the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the child is in immediate danger from his or her surroundings and that removal from the child's current home is necessary for the child's protection.

(3) By an officer when the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the child has run away from a custodial parent, a foster parent, a guardian, a custodian, a noncustodial parent lawfully exercising parent-child contact, or care provider. (Added 2007, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.)

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