Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

260C.050 EXPERT ASSISTANCE.In any county the court may provide for the physical and mental diagnosis of cases of minors who are believed to have a physical disability, mental illness, or developmental disability, and for such purpose may appoint professionally qualified persons, …

260C.101 JURISDICTION.§Subdivision 1.Children in need of protection or services, or neglected and in foster care.The juvenile court has original and exclusive jurisdiction in proceedings concerning any child who is alleged to be in need of protection or services, or neglected and…

260C.121 VENUE.§Subdivision 1.Venue.When it is alleged that a child is in need of protection or services, venue may be in the county where the child is found, in the county of residence, or in the county where the alleged conditions causing the child's need for protection or serv…

260C.125 CASE TRANSFER PROCESS.§Subdivision 1.Purpose.This section pertains to the transfer of responsibility for the placement and care of an Indian child in out-of-home placement from the responsible social services agency to a tribal title IV-E agency or an Indian tribe in and…

260C.139 GIVE LIFE A CHANCE; SAFE PLACE FOR NEWBORNS.§Subdivision 1.Duty to attempt reunification, duty to search for relatives, and preferences not applicable.A responsible social service agency with responsibility for a child pursuant to subdivision 5 is not required to attempt…

260C.141 PETITION.§Subdivision 1.Who may file; required form.(a) Any reputable person, including but not limited to any agent of the commissioner of children, youth, and families, having knowledge of a child in this state or of a child who is a resident of this state, who appears…

260C.143 PROCEDURE; HABITUAL TRUANTS, RUNAWAYS, OFFENDERS.§Subdivision 1.Notice.When a peace officer, or attendance officer in the case of a habitual truant, has probable cause to believe that a child is in need of protection or services under section 260C.007, subdivision 6, cla…

260C.148 PROCEDURE; DOMESTIC CHILD ABUSE.§Subdivision 1.Petition.The local welfare agency may bring an emergency petition on behalf of minor family or household members seeking relief from acts of domestic child abuse. The petition shall be brought according to section 260C.141 a…

260C.150 DILIGENT EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY PARENTS OF A CHILD; PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW; REASONABLE EFFORTS.§Subdivision 1.Determining parentage.A parent and child relationship may be established under this chapter according to the requirements of section 257.54 and the Minnesota Rules o…

260C.151 SUMMONS; NOTICE.§Subdivision 1.Issuance of summons.After a petition has been filed and unless the parties hereinafter named voluntarily appear, the court shall set a time for a hearing and shall issue a summons requiring the child's parents or legal guardian and any pers…

260C.152 SERVICE OF SUMMONS, NOTICE.§Subdivision 1.Notice in lieu of summons; personal service.The service of a summons or a notice in lieu of summons shall be as provided in the Rules of Juvenile Procedure.§Subd. 2.Service; fees.Service of summons, notice, or subpoena required b…

260C.154 FAILURE TO OBEY SUMMONS OR SUBPOENA; CONTEMPT, ARREST.If any person personally served with summons or subpoena fails, without reasonable cause, to appear or bring the child, or if the court has reason to believe the person is avoiding personal service, the person may be …

260C.157 INVESTIGATION; PHYSICAL AND MENTAL EXAMINATION.§Subdivision 1.Investigation.(a) Upon request of the court the responsible social services agency or probation officer shall investigate the personal and family history and environment of any minor coming within the jurisdic…

260C.163 HEARING.§Subdivision 1.General.(a) Except for hearings arising under section 260C.425, hearings on any matter shall be without a jury and may be conducted in an informal manner. In all adjudicatory proceedings regarding juvenile protection matters under this chapter, the…

260C.165 CERTAIN OUT-OF-COURT STATEMENTS ADMISSIBLE.An out-of-court statement not otherwise admissible by statute or rule of evidence is admissible in evidence in any child in need of protection or services, neglected and in foster care, or domestic child abuse proceeding or any …

260C.168 COMPLIANCE WITH INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT AND MINNESOTA INDIAN FAMILY PRESERVATION ACT.The provisions of this chapter must be construed consistently with the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, United States Code, title 25, sections 1901 to 1963, and the Minnesota Indian Fa…

260C.171 RECORDS.§Subdivision 1.Records required to be kept.The juvenile court judge shall keep such minutes and in such manner as the court deems necessary and proper. The juvenile court shall provide, upon the request of any other juvenile court, copies of the records concernin…

260C.175 TAKING CHILD INTO CUSTODY.§Subdivision 1.Immediate custody.No child may be taken into immediate custody except:(1) with an order issued by the court in accordance with the provisions of section 260C.151, subdivision 6, or Laws 1997, chapter 239, article 10, section 10, p…

260C.176 RELEASE OR DETENTION.§Subdivision 1.Notice; release.If a child is taken into custody as provided in section 260C.175, the parent, guardian, or custodian of the child shall be notified as soon as possible. Unless there is reason to believe that the child would endanger se…

260C.177 PARENTAL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION.An emergency shelter and its agents, employees, and volunteers must comply with court orders, this chapter, chapter 260E, and all other applicable laws. In any event, unless other legal requirements require earlier or different n…

260C.178 EMERGENCY REMOVAL HEARING.§Subdivision 1.Hearing and release requirements.(a) If a child was taken into custody under section 260C.175, subdivision 1, clause (1) or (2), item (ii), the court shall hold a hearing within 72 hours of the time that the child was taken into c…

260C.181 PLACE OF TEMPORARY CUSTODY; SHELTER CARE FACILITY.§Subdivision 1.Temporary custody.A child taken into custody pursuant to section 260C.175 may be detained for up to 24 hours in a shelter care facility, secure detention facility, or, if there is no secure detention facili…

260C.188 CHILDREN IN CUSTODY; RESPONSIBILITY FOR MEDICAL CARE.§Subdivision 1.Medical aid.If a child is taken into custody as provided in section 260C.175 and detained in a local juvenile secure detention facility or a shelter care facility, the child's county of residence shall p…

260C.190 FAMILY-FOCUSED RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT.§Subdivision 1.Placement.(a) An agency with legal responsibility for a child under section 260C.178, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), or legal custody of a child under section 260C.201, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (3), may coloc…

260C.193 DISPOSITIONS; GENERAL PROVISIONS.§Subdivision 1.Dismissal of petition.Whenever the court finds that the minor is not within the jurisdiction of the court or that the facts alleged in the petition have not been proved, it shall dismiss the petition.§Subd. 2.Consideration …

260C.201 DISPOSITIONS; CHILDREN IN NEED OF PROTECTION OR SERVICES OR NEGLECTED AND IN FOSTER CARE.§Subdivision 1.Dispositions.(a) If the court finds that the child is in need of protection or services or neglected and in foster care, the court shall enter an order making any of t…

260C.202 COURT REVIEW OF DISPOSITION.§Subdivision 1.Court review for a child in the home of a parent under protective supervision.If the court orders a child into the home of a parent under the protective supervision of the responsible social services agency or child-placing agen…

260C.203 ADMINISTRATIVE OR COURT REVIEW OF PLACEMENTS.§Subdivision 1.Administrative review.Unless the court is conducting the reviews required under section 260C.202, there shall be an administrative review of the out-of-home placement plan of each child placed in foster care no …

260C.204 PERMANENCY PROGRESS REVIEW FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE FOR SIX MONTHS.§Subdivision 1.General.When a child continues in placement out of the home of the parent or guardian from whom the child was removed, no later than six months after the child's placement the court shal…

260C.205 MS 2010 [Renumbered 260D.11] NOTE: A transfer of a power or responsibility in this chapter to the Department of Children, Youth, and Families is effective upon notice of the commissioner of children, youth, and families to the commissioners of administration, management …

260C.206 MS 2010 [Renumbered 260C.225] NOTE: A transfer of a power or responsibility in this chapter to the Department of Children, Youth, and Families is effective upon notice of the commissioner of children, youth, and families to the commissioners of administration, management…

260C.207 [Repealed, 2008 c 361 art 6 s 59] NOTE: A transfer of a power or responsibility in this chapter to the Department of Children, Youth, and Families is effective upon notice of the commissioner of children, youth, and families to the commissioners of administration, manage…

260C.208 INFORMATION FOR CHILD PLACEMENT.§Subdivision 1.Agency with placement authority.An agency with legal responsibility for the placement of a child may request and shall receive all information pertaining to the child that it considers necessary to appropriately carry out it…

260C.209 BACKGROUND CHECKS.§Subdivision 1.Subjects.The responsible social services agency may have access to the criminal history and history of child and adult maltreatment on the following individuals:(1) a noncustodial parent or nonadjudicated parent who is being assessed for …

260C.212 CHILDREN IN PLACEMENT.§Subdivision 1.Out-of-home placement; plan.(a) An out-of-home placement plan shall be prepared within 30 days after any child is placed in foster care by court order or a voluntary placement agreement between the responsible social services agency a…

260C.213 MS 2010 [Renumbered 260C.223] NOTE: A transfer of a power or responsibility in this chapter to the Department of Children, Youth, and Families is effective upon notice of the commissioner of children, youth, and families to the commissioners of administration, management…

260C.215 WELFARE OF CHILDREN.§Subdivision 1.Recruitment of foster families.Each authorized child-placing agency shall make special efforts to recruit a foster family from among the child's relatives, except as authorized in section 260C.193, subdivision 3. In recruiting placement…

260C.217 MS 2010 [Renumbered 260C.139] NOTE: A transfer of a power or responsibility in this chapter to the Department of Children, Youth, and Families is effective upon notice of the commissioner of children, youth, and families to the commissioners of administration, management…

260C.219 AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PARENTS AND CHILDREN IN PLACEMENT.§Subdivision 1.Responsibilities for parents; noncustodial parents.(a) When a child is in foster care, the responsible social services agency shall make diligent efforts to identify, locate, and, where appropri…

260C.221 RELATIVE SEARCH AND ENGAGEMENT; PLACEMENT CONSIDERATION.§Subdivision 1.Relative search requirements.(a) The responsible social services agency shall exercise due diligence to identify and notify adult relatives, as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 27, and current…

260C.223 CONCURRENT PERMANENCY PLANNING.§Subdivision 1.Program; goals.(a) The commissioner of children, youth, and families shall establish a program for concurrent permanency planning for child protection services.(b) Concurrent permanency planning involves a planning process fo…

260C.225 COUNTY RESPONSIBILITY FOR TRANSITIONAL SERVICES PLANS.When a child is subject to a court dispositional order resulting in an out-of-home placement potentially exceeding 30 days in a residential program under this chapter, the county in which the court is located is respo…

260C.227 VOLUNTARY FOSTER CARE; REQUIRED COURT REVIEW.(a) When the responsible social services agency and the child's parent or guardian agree that the child's safety, health, and best interests require that the child be in foster care, the agency and the parent or guardian may e…

260C.228 VOLUNTARY FOSTER CARE; CHILD IS COLOCATED WITH PARENT IN TREATMENT PROGRAM.§Subdivision 1.Generally.When a parent requests assistance from an agency and both the parent and agency agree that a child's placement in foster care and colocation with a parent in a licensed re…

260C.229 VOLUNTARY FOSTER CARE FOR CHILDREN OVER AGE 18; REQUIRED COURT REVIEW.(a) When a child asks to continue or to reenter foster care after age 18 under section 260C.451, the child and the responsible social services agency may enter into a voluntary agreement for the child …

260C.301 TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS.§Subdivision 1.Voluntary and involuntary.The juvenile court may upon petition, terminate all rights of a parent to a child:(a) with the written consent of a parent who for good cause desires to terminate parental rights; or(b) if it finds t…