Statutes | Makah Tribal Law and Order Code Title 6 Chapter 7 ยง 6.7.07 | 2020

A minor alleged to be a minor-in-need-of-care may be detained, pending Court hearings, in the following places and in the following order of priority:

    1. The home of an extended family member on the Reservation that is approved by the Tribe or

    2. A private family home on the Reservation that is approved by the Tribe or

    3. A foster care facility on the Reservation that is approved by the Tribe or

    4. A juvenile shelter care facility on the Reservation that is approved by the Tribe under the criteria established by §6.4.02 of this Title.

A minor alleged to be a minor-in-need-of-care may not be detained in a jail or facility used for the detention of adults.

 

If a minor alleged to be a minor-in-need-of-care is detained in a facility used for the detention of juvenile offenders, he must be detained in a room separate from juvenile offenders or minors alleged to be juvenile offenders.