Michigan Laws 3.717 – Placement of delinquent child by court; retention of jurisdiction
Current as of: 2023 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 3.717
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
A court having jurisdiction to place delinquent children may place the child in an institution of or in another state pursuant to Article VI of the interstate compact on the placement of children and shall retain jurisdiction as provided in Article V of the compact.