A Tribe and a county may enter a written agreement transferring responsibility for the screening and initial response to a child maltreatment report regarding an Indian child residing in the county where the child's reservation is located, from the county to the Tribe. An agreement under this section shall include a provision clarifying whether the county or the Tribe is responsible for ongoing case management stemming from a child maltreatment report.
Minn. Stat. § 260.7745
COUNTY AND TRIBAL AGREEMENTS; MALTREATMENT ASSESSMENTS AND INVESTIGATIONS OF INDIAN CHILDREN.
Known as the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act
The act spans §§ 260.011 to 260.93 (64 sections).
1Sp 2020 c 2 art 5 s 66; 2023 c 16 s 17,29,38
Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.