Title 47 — Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions
34 chapters · 745 sections in this title.
AS 47.10.280 Purpose of chapter. [Repealed, § 1 ch 152 SLA 1976. For current similar provisions, see AS 47.06.020.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 47.10.290 [Renumbered as AS 47.10.990.]
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Article 2. Programs for Runaway Minors.
AS 47.10.300 Powers and duties of the department.
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The department shall (1) review, inspect, and approve or disapprove for licensing proposed or established programs for runaway minors to ensure the health and safety of minors in the program; (2) maintain a register of licensed programs for runaway minors; (3) award nonprofit cor…
AS 47.10.310 Licensing of programs for runaway minors.
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(a) A person may not operate a program for runaway minors in the state without a license issued under this section. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a violation. (b) The department may license a program for runaway minors under AS 47.10.300 — 47.10.390 only if t…
AS 47.10.320 Residence in runaway minor program facilities.
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A runaway minor may maintain residency for a period not exceeding 45 days at a facility operated as part of a licensed program for runaway minors. The minor may maintain residency without the consent of the person or agency having custody of the minor, except that if the court ha…
AS 47.10.330 Notice to minor's legal custodian.
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(a) [Repealed, § 24 ch 33 SLA 1994.] (b) The director of a program for runaway minors shall promptly notify a minor's legal custodian if the minor is released from the program into the custody of a person other than the legal custodian or a person representing the legal custodian…
AS 47.10.340 Confidentiality of records.
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Records of a licensed program for runaway minors that identify a minor who has been admitted to or has sought assistance from the program are confidential and are not subject to inspection or copying under AS 40.25.110 — 40.25.120, unless (1) after being informed of the minor's r…
AS 47.10.350 Immunity from liability.
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(a) The officers, directors, and employees of a licensed program for runaway minors are not liable for civil damages as a result of an act or omission in admitting a minor to the program. (b) This section does not preclude liability for civil damages as a result of recklessness o…
AS 47.10.360 Municipal powers.
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Authority to establish and operate a licensed program for runaway minors is granted to municipalities that do not otherwise have that authority.
AS 47.10.390 Definitions.
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Article 3. Shelters for Runaway Minors. In AS 47.10.300 — 47.10.390, (1) “licensed program for runaway minors” means a residential or nonresidential program licensed by the department under AS 47.10.310; (2) “runaway minor” means a person under 18 years of age who (A) is habitual…
AS 47.10.392 Certificate required.
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A private residence may not be held out publicly as a shelter for runaway minors unless the residence (1) is designated a shelter for runaways by a corporation that is licensed to make the designation under AS 47.32; and (2) has a valid permit from the department signifying that …
AS 47.10.394 Operation of shelters.
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(a) A shelter for runaways may not shelter a runaway minor for more than seven days unless the department determines that (1) the minor is the subject of exceptional circumstances; or (2) another appropriate setting is not available for the minor. (b) The provider of a shelter fo…
AS 47.10.396 Confidentiality of records.
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If the department requires record keeping by a shelter for runaways or by a corporation that is licensed to designate shelters for runaways, records of the shelter and the corporation that identify a runaway minor who has been sheltered in a shelter for runaways or has sought ass…
AS 47.10.398 Immunity from liability.
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(a) A person in a shelter for runaways, or in a home for which an application to be designated a shelter for runaways is being considered by a corporation licensed for that purpose by the department, that is operated in a manner that is consistent with AS 47.10.392 — 47.10.399 an…
AS 47.10.399 Definitions.
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In AS 47.10.392 — 47.10.399, (1) “runaway minor” has the meaning given in AS 47.10.390; (2) “shelter for runaways” or “shelter for runaway minors” means a private residence whose legal occupant agrees to shelter, with or without compensation, a runaway minor accepted into the res…
AS 47.10.400 Secs. 47.10.400 — 47.10.490. Citizens' review panel for permanency planning. [Repealed, § 55 ch 59 SLA 1996. For current law, see AS 47.14.200 — 47.14.299.]
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Article 4. General Provisions.
AS 47.10.960 Civil liability.
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(a) Failure to comply with a provision of this title does not constitute a basis for civil liability for damages. (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a civil action for common law negligence or an action under AS 09.55.580 on behalf of a child who is injure…
AS 47.10.970 Appropriations.
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Funds to carry out this chapter shall be provided for in the general appropriation Act of the legislature.
AS 47.10.980 Grants-in-aid.
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The department may accept grants-in-aid from the federal government or private foundations and may accept other gifts consistent with the purposes of this chapter.
AS 47.10.990 Definitions.
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In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “adult family member” means a person who is 18 years of age or older and who is (A) related to the child as the child's grandparent, aunt, uncle, or sibling; (B) the child's sibling's legal guardian or parent; or (C) in …