MN ST § 260C.175
 

 

M.S.A. § 260C.175

Minnesota Statutes Annotated Currentness
Public Welfare and Related Activities (Ch. 245-267)
Chapter 260C. Child Protection
Detention

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, paragraph (a), clause (3), or 12, paragraph (a), clause (3), or by a warrant issued in accordance with the provisions of section 260C.154;

(2) by a peace officer:

(i) when a child has run away from a parent, guardian, or custodian, or when the peace officer reasonably believes the child has run away from a parent, guardian, or custodian, but only for the purpose of transporting the child home, to the home of a relative, or to another safe place, which may include a shelter care facility; or

(ii) when a child is found in surroundings or conditions which endanger the child's health or welfare or which such peace officer reasonably believes will endanger the child's health or welfare. If an Indian child is a resident of a reservation or is domiciled on a reservation but temporarily located off the reservation, the taking of the child into custody under this clause shall be consistent with the Act of 1978, United States Code, title 25, section 1922;

(3) by a peace officer or probation or parole officer when it is reasonably believed that the child has violated the terms of probation, parole, or other field supervision; or

(4) by a peace officer or probation officer under section 260C.143, subdivision 1 or 4.

Subd. 2. Notice to parent or custodian. Whenever a peace officer takes a child into custody for shelter care or relative placement pursuant to subdivision 1, section 260C.151, subdivision 5, or section 260C.154, the officer shall notify the parent or custodian that under section 260C.181, subdivision 2, the parent or custodian may request that the child be placed with a relative or a designated caregiver under chapter 257A instead of in a shelter care facility. The officer also shall give the parent or custodian of the child a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of social services agencies that offer child welfare services. If the parent or custodian was not present when the child was removed from the residence, the list shall be left with an adult on the premises or left in a conspicuous place on the premises if no adult is present. If the officer has reason to believe the parent or custodian is not able to read and understand English, the officer must provide a list that is written in the language of the parent or custodian. The list shall be prepared by the commissioner of human services. The commissioner shall prepare lists for each county and provide each county with copies of the list without charge. The list shall be reviewed annually by the commissioner and updated if it is no longer accurate. Neither the commissioner nor any peace officer or the officer's employer shall be liable to any person for mistakes or omissions in the list. The list does not constitute a promise that any agency listed will in fact assist the parent or custodian.

Subd. 3. Protective pat-down search of child authorized. (a) A peace officer who takes a child of any age or gender into custody under the provisions of this section is authorized to perform a protective pat-down search of the child in order to protect the officer's safety.

(b) A peace officer also may perform a protective pat-down search of a child in order to protect the officer's safety in circumstances where the officer does not intend to take the child into custody, if this section authorizes the officer to take the child into custody.

(c) Evidence discovered in the course of a lawful search under this section is admissible.

CREDIT(S)

Laws 1999, c. 139, art. 3, § 17. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 2, art. 1, § 27; Laws 2009, c. 163, art. 2, § 25, eff. Aug. 1, 2009; Laws c. 281, § 3, eff. Aug. 1, .

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

2007 Main Volume

Derivation:
St.1998, § 260.165.
Laws 1998, c. 367, art. 10, §§ 9, 10.
Laws 1997, c. 239, art. 11, § 2.
Laws 1997, c. 239, art. 6, § 24.
Laws 1996, c. 421, § 6.
Laws 1994, c. 636, art. 4, § 14.
Laws 1991, c. 292, art. 5, § 70.
Laws 1989, c. 235, § 13.
Laws 1986, c. 444.
Laws 1963, c. 516, § 8.
Laws 1959, c. 685, § 24.
St.1957, § 260.23.
St.1927, § 8658.
Gen.St.1923, § 8658.
Laws 1917, c. 397, § 23.

Laws 2003, c. 2, was a correction bill correcting erroneous, ambiguous, and omitted text and obsolete references; eliminating certain redundant, conflicting, and superseded provisions; and making miscellaneous technical corrections to statutes and other laws.

2011 Electronic Update                                                          

2009 Legislation

Laws 2009, c. 163, art. 2, § 25, in subd. 1, in cl. (2), subcl. (i), added ", but only for the purpose of transporting the child home, to the home of a relative, or to another safe place" to the end.

2010 Legislation

Laws 2010, c. 281, § 3, in subd. 1, in cl. (2), in subcl. (i), inserted ", which may include a shelter care facility".

M. S. A. § 260C.175, MN ST § 260C.175

Current with laws of the 2011 Regular Session through Chapter 19