(a) A shelter for runaways may not shelter a runaway minor for more than seven days unless the department determines that

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 47.10.394

  • child: means a person who is
    (A) under 18 years of age. See Alaska Statutes 47.10.990
  • department: means the Department of Family and Community Services. See Alaska Statutes 47.10.990
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(1) the minor is the subject of exceptional circumstances; or
(2) another appropriate setting is not available for the minor.
(b) The provider of a shelter for runaways shall promptly, but within one state working day, inform the department of a runaway minor in the shelter

(1) who claims to be the victim of child abuse or neglect;
(2) whom the provider has reasonable cause to suspect has been a victim of child abuse or neglect; or
(3) whom the provider has reason to believe is evading the supervision of the department, the person to whom the department has entrusted supervision, or the minor’s legal guardian.
(c) In this section, “child abuse or neglect” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 47.17.290.
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