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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-3-407

Shelter care; delivery of child pending hearing; placing children; notice if no court order

Known as the Child Protection Act

The act spans §§ 14-3-401 to 14-3-441 (41 sections).

(a) If shelter care of a child appears necessary to the person taking custody of the child, the child shall be delivered as soon as possible to the court or to the department of family services pending a hearing.

(b) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 236, § 4.

(c) The department of family services shall promptly notify the court and the district attorney of any child being cared for by the department without a court order and shall deliver the child to the court upon request.

(d) The department of family services shall care for the child under this section pursuant to temporary protective custody provisions as specified in W.S. 14-3-208.

Official source: Wyoming Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wyoming statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.