TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT
DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH
§ 2373. Division of Youth Services: Definitions. (a) “Administrator” means the administrator of the Division of Youth Services. (b) “Delinquent child” means a juvenile who violates any law, ordinance, or regulation of the Commonwealth while under the age of 18; provided, that a juvenile 16 years of age or older, accused of a traffic offense, murder, or rape shall be treated in the same manner as an adult. (c) “Division” means the Division of Youth Services. (d) “Nonsecure care” means the maintenance in custody of a juvenile in a dwelling or institution, which is characterized by the absence of physically restricting construction, hardware, and procedures, and which provides 24-hour care, custody, and control to the minors in residence. This residential care may be provided by: (1) A person designated by the juvenile court to be of good moral character; or (2) An association, society, or corporation which has as one its objects the purpose of caring for minors; or (3) Any private or public facility, which is certified by the Division of Youth Services to meet minimum standards for providing care to needy and neglected children. (e) “Secure care” means the maintenance in custody of a juvenile in a residential facility, which is used only for the placement of adjudicated delinquent children and in which the staff control the rights of the delinquent children to enter or leave the facility. (f) “Youth” or “minor” or “juvenile” or “child” means any person under the age of 18 years of age. Source: PL 3-67, § 3 (§ 7). Commission Comment: PL 3-67 took effect August 11, 1983.