Any court having jurisdiction to place delinquent children may place such a child in an institution of or in another state pursuant to Article III of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children and shall retain jurisdiction as provided in Article IV thereof.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.635
Placement authority of courts, retention of jurisdiction
Known as the Uniform Parentage Act
The act spans §§ 210–210 (215 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 2007, 2 histories; (L. 1975 S.B. 162 § 5, A.L. 2007 S.B. 84)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.