A. If evidence indicates that a child who is under the jurisdiction of the court pursuant to this chapter, chapter 3 or chapter 4, articles 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of this title may be suffering from developmental disabilities, the juvenile court shall order a study and report on the child's condition.
B. If it appears from the study and the report that such child is a child with a developmental disability and the child has been adjudicated dependent, incorrigible or delinquent, the juvenile court shall hear the matter, and such child shall be assigned by the juvenile court pursuant to section 8-341 or 8-845. If a child with a developmental disability is assigned by the juvenile court to the department, such assignment shall be subject to the provisions of section 36-560.
C. If it appears from the study and report or hearing that the child is not subject to assignment as a child with a developmental disability, the juvenile court shall proceed in the manner as otherwise provided by this chapter, chapter 3 or chapter 4, articles 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of this title.
Notes of Decisions
State Ex Rel. Dandoy v. Superior Court, 619 P.2d 12 (Ariz. 1980).
· cites it 6× “The Attorney General upon behalf of the petitioners challenges both the authority of the respondent judge to commit the juvenile to the state hospital in the manner done in this case and to continue her involuntary hospitalization.”
In Re Maricopa Cnty. Appeal, 489 P.2d 1238 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1971).
· cites it 13× “Turning now to the merits of the appeal, in committing the juvenile to the State Department of Mental Retardation for placement in one of its training centers, the juvenile court purported to act pursuant to the provisions of A.R.S. § 8-242, subsections A and B of which read as…”
In Re the Appeal in Pima Cnty. Juv. Action No. J-78632, 712 P.2d 431 (Ariz. 1986).
· cites it 2× “§ 8-521; assignment of dependent developmentally disabled children, A.R.S. § 8-242; provision for comprehensive medical and dental care for children in the custody of the Department and placed with a relative or placed in a foster home, A.”
Gammons v. Berlat, 696 P.2d 700 (Ariz. 1985).
· cites it 4× “A.R.S. § 8-242. The juvenile code has its own separate and distinct provisions for dealing with mentally ill children in the custody of the juvenile court.”
Arizona Dep't of Econ. Sec. v. Gerald F., 945 P.2d 1321 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1997).
· cites it 2× “section 8-242. D.D.D. issued its eligibility determination in late July 1996, immediately prior to the adjudication hearing, and found Juvenile ineligible for services.”
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