§ 10A-1-7-102. Responsibility for deprived children.
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A. It shall be the responsibility of the Department of Human Services to provide care for deprived children who are committed to the custody of the Department.
B. The Department shall provide for the care of such children pursuant to Chapter IX of this Code.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 282, § 136, eff. Jan. 13, 1969. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 312, § 27, operative Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1990, c. 238, § 8, emerg. eff. May 21, 1990; Laws 1992, c. 298, § 34, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 320, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1995, c. 352, § 6, eff. July 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 1136 of Title 10 by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 199, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 374, § 7, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2009, c. 233, § 14, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7002-2.1 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 276, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.