As used in paragraph (a) of article 5 of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, the phrase "appropriate authority in the receiving state" with reference to this state shall mean the commissioner of children, youth, and families or the commissioner's delegate.
Minn. Stat. § 260.865
APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY IN RECEIVING STATE DEFINED.
Known as the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act
The act spans §§ 260.011 to 260.93 (64 sections).
1999 c 139 art 1 s 21; 2024 c 80 art 8 s 70
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.