41-5-124. Temporary and emergency placements -- limit. (1) A temporary placement of a youth in a shelter care facility or an emergency placement of a youth in a youth care facility is exempt from the requirements of 41-5-123.
     (2) If a temporary or emergency placement of a youth continues for 45 or more days, the department shall refer the placement of the youth to the appropriate youth placement committee for review. The committee shall make a recommendation for placement to the youth court in accordance with 41-5-123.

     History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 609, L. 1987; Sec. 41-5-528, MCA 1995; redes. 41-5-124 by Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 587, L. 2001.