41-5-306. Place of shelter care or detention. (1) After a probable cause hearing provided for in 41-5-303, a youth alleged to be a youth in need of supervision may be placed only:
     (a) in a licensed youth foster home as defined in 41-3-1102;
     (b) in a facility operated by a licensed child welfare agency;
     (c) in a licensed youth group home as defined in 41-3-1102; or
     (d) under home arrest, either in the youth's own home or in one of the facilities described in subsections (1)(a) through (1)(c), as provided in Title 46, chapter 18, part 10.
     (2) A youth alleged to be a youth in need of care may be placed only in the facilities listed in subsection (1) and may not be placed in a jail or other facility intended or used for the confinement of adults accused or convicted of criminal offenses.
     (3) After a probable cause hearing provided for in 41-5-303, a youth alleged to be a delinquent youth may be placed only in:
     (a) the facilities described in subsection (1);
     (b) under home arrest as provided in subsection (1);
     (c) a short-term detention center;
     (d) a youth detention facility; or
     (e) a community youth court program.

     History: En. 10-1214 by Sec. 14, Ch. 329, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 571, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 10-1214; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 465, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 737, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 11, Sp. L. June 1986; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 475, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 434, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 105, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 547, L. 1991; amd. Secs. 4, 5, Ch. 548, L. 1991; amd. Secs. 20, 21, Ch. 799, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 62, Ch. 10, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 528, L. 1995.