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AK Stat § 47.10.100 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 1. Children's Proceedings.|Sec. 47.10.100. Retention of jurisdiction over child.

(a) The court retains jurisdiction over the case and may at any time stay execution, modify, set aside, revoke, or enlarge a judgment or order, or grant a new hearing, in the exercise of its power of protection over the child and for the child's best interest, for a period of time not to exceed two years or in any event extend past the day the child reaches 19 years of age, unless sooner discharged by the court, except that the department may apply for and the court may grant an additional one-year period of custody or supervision past 19 years of age and additional one-year periods of custody that do not extend beyond the person's 21st birthday if continued custody or supervision is in the best interests of the person and the person consents to it. An application for any of these purposes may be made by the parent, guardian, or custodian acting in behalf of the child, or the court may, on its own motion, and after reasonable notice to interested parties and the appropriate department, take action that it considers appropriate. (b) If the court determines at a hearing authorized by (a) of this section that the department has complied with the requirements for release of a child under AS 47.14.100(q) and that it is in the best interests of the child to be released to the child's own custody, or to the care or custody of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian, it shall enter an order to that effect and the child is discharged from the control of the department. (c) If a child is adjudicated a child in need of aid before the child's 18th birthday, the court may retain jurisdiction over the child after the child's 18th birthday for the purpose of supervising the child, but the court's jurisdiction over the minor under this chapter never extends beyond the child's 19th birthday, except that the department may apply for and the court may grant an additional one-year period of custody or supervision past 19 years of age and additional one-year periods of custody that do not extend beyond the person's 21st birthday if continued custody or supervision is in the best interests of the person and the person consents to it. The department may retain jurisdiction over a child if the child has been placed in the custody or under the supervision of the department before the child's 18th birthday, except that the department may apply for and the court may grant an additional one-year period of custody or supervision past 19 years of age and additional one-year periods of custody that do not extend beyond the person's 21st birthday if continued custody or supervision is in the best interests of the person and the person consents to it.
AK Stat § 47.10.110 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 1. Children's Proceedings.|Sec. 47.10.110. Appointment of guardian or custodian.

When, in the course of a proceeding under this chapter, it appears to the court that the welfare of a minor will be promoted by the appointment of a guardian or custodian of the minor's person, the court may make the appointment. The court shall have a summons issued and served upon the parents of the minor, if they can be found, in a manner and within a time before the hearing that the court considers reasonable. The court may determine whether the father, mother, another suitable person, or the department shall have the custody and control of the minor. If the minor is of sufficient age and intelligence to state desires, the court shall consider them.
AK Stat § 47.10.111 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 1. Children's Proceedings.|Sec. 47.10.111. Petition for adoption or guardianship of a child in state custody.

(a) Except as provided under AS 13.26.137(b)(2) and AS 25.23.030(d)(2), if a person seeks adoption or appointment as legal guardian of a child in state custody under this chapter, the court shall hear the adoption or guardianship proceedings as part of the child-in-need-of-aid proceedings relating to the child. A person may initiate proceedings for the adoption or legal guardianship of a child in state custody under this chapter by filing with the court a petition (1) for adoption that meets the requirements of AS 25.23.080; or (2) to be appointed legal guardian that meets the requirements of AS 13.26.147. (b) If a person files a petition for adoption or legal guardianship of a child under (a) of this section before the court approves adoption or legal guardianship as the permanent plan for the child under AS 47.10.080(l)(2), the court shall hold the petition in abeyance until after the court has approved adoption or legal guardianship as the permanent plan for the child under AS 47.10.080(l). (c) If a person files a petition for adoption or legal guardianship of a child who is in out-of-home placement, and the child is not placed with the person who files the petition at the time the person files the petition, the department shall, not more than 60 days after the petition is filed, submit a permanent plan to the court. The court shall hold a hearing to review the permanent plan for the child under AS 47.10.080(l) not more than 90 days after the petition is filed. (d) A person who files a petition for adoption or legal guardianship of a child under this section does not become a party to the child-in-need-of-aid proceedings. A person who files a petition for adoption or legal guardianship of a child under this section may only participate in proceedings under this chapter that concern the person's petition. (e) A parent who has consented to adoption under AS 25.23.060, who has relinquished parental rights under AS 47.10.089, or whose parental rights have been terminated under AS 47.10.080(o) or 47.10.088, is not a party to the adoption or guardianship proceedings under this section. (f) Except as provided in this section, the requirements of AS 25.23 apply to a petition for adoption filed under this section, and the requirements of AS 13.26.101 - 13.26.186 apply to a petition for legal guardianship filed under this section.
AK Stat § 47.10.113 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 1. Children's Proceedings.|Sec. 47.10.113. Civil custody proceedings.

(a) Except as provided in AS 25.24.150(a), a court shall hear a request to make, modify, or vacate an order for the custody of or visitation with a minor child in state custody under this chapter as part of the child-in-need-of-aid proceedings relating to the child. (b) A person who files a request for an order to make, modify, or vacate an order for the custody of or visitation with a minor child in state custody under this chapter is not entitled to the appointment of a lawyer at public expense under this section. (c) Except as provided in this section, the requirements of AS 25.24.010 - 25.24.180 apply to a request under this section to make, modify, or vacate an order for the custody of or visitation with a minor child in state custody under this chapter.
AK Stat § 47.10.115 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 1. Children's Proceedings.|Sec. 47.10.115. Permanent fund dividend.

(a) The department shall annually apply for a permanent fund dividend and retain in trust under AS 43.23.015(e) for the benefit of the child the dividend and accrued interest on the dividend if the child is in the custody of the department when the application is due. (b) The department shall distribute the proceeds of a trust under this section (1) to the child when the child (A) has reached 21 years of age; or (B) is no longer in the custody of the department and has reached at least 18 years of age or is emancipated; or (2) whenordered to do so by the court in the best interest of the child. (c) [Repealed, § 14 ch 7 4SSLA 2016.]
AK Stat § 47.10.120 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 1. Children's Proceedings.|Sec. 47.10.120. Support of child.

(a) When a child in need of aid is committed under this chapter, the court or the child support services agency created in AS 25.27.010 shall, after giving the parent a reasonable opportunity to be heard, require that the parent pay to the department in a manner that the court or the child support services agency directs a sum to cover in full or in part the maintenance and care of the child. The support obligation shall be calculated under Rule 90.3(i) of the Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure. (b) If a parent wilfully fails or refuses to pay the sum fixed, the parent may be proceeded against as provided by law in cases of family desertion and nonsupport. (c) The sum collected from a parent under this section shall be directly credited to the general fund of the state. (d) [Repealed, § 28 ch 90 SLA 1991.]
AK Stat § 47.10.300 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 2. Programs for Runaway Minors.|Sec. 47.10.300. Powers and duties of the department.

The department shall (1) review, inspect, and approve or disapprove for licensing proposed or established programs for runaway minors to ensure the health and safety of minors in the program; (2) maintain a register of licensed programs for runaway minors; (3) award nonprofit corporations or municipalities grants for the establishment or operation of licensed programs for runaway minors; (4) adopt regulations for the administration of AS 47.10.300 - 47.10.390, including regulations providing for the coordination of services to be provided by licensed programs for runaway minors and by the department.
AK Stat § 47.10.310 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 2. Programs for Runaway Minors.|Sec. 47.10.310. Licensing of programs for runaway minors.

(a) A person may not operate a program for runaway minors in the state without a license issued under this section. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a violation. (b) The department may license a program for runaway minors under AS 47.10.300 - 47.10.390 only if the program (1) is operated by a corporation or a municipality; and (2) meets the requirements of (c) of this section. (c) A program for runaway minors shall (1) explain to a minor who seeks assistance from the program the legal rights and responsibilities of runaway minors and the services and assistance provided for runaway minors by the program and by the state or local municipality; (2) upon admission of a minor to the program, attempt to determine why the minor is a runaway and what services may be necessary or appropriate for reuniting the minor with the minor's family; (3) provide or help arrange for the provision of services necessary to promote the health and welfare of a minor in the program and, if appropriate, members of the minor's family; services may include, but are not limited to, the provision of food, shelter, clothing, medical care, and individual, group, or family counseling; (4) within one state working day after admission of a minor to the program inform the department of a minor in the program (A) who claims to be the victim of child abuse or neglect, as defined in AS 47.17.290; (B) whom an employee of the program has cause to believe has been a victim of child abuse or neglect; or (C) whom an employee of the program 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; (5) be operated with the goal of reuniting runaway minors with their families, except in cases in which reunification is clearly contrary to the best interest of the minor; and (6) maintain adequate staffing and accommodations to ensure physical security and to provide crisis services to minors residing in a facility operated by the program; a program that, as determined by the department, regularly receives state money in an amount that exceeds one-fourth of the program's costs shall maintain semi-secure portions of its facilities in a proportion that meets regulations established by the department; residents under 18 years of age shall be segregated from residents who are 18 years of age or older. (d) A program for runaway minors may provide services for the protection of the health and welfare of a person under 21 years of age who is in need of the services and who is without a place of shelter in which supervision and care of the person are available. (e) A program for runaway minors that operates a licensed residential shelter in the state shall provide a shelter with a capacity designated in the license issued under AS 47.10.300 - 47.10.390.
AK Stat § 47.10.320 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 2. Programs for Runaway Minors.|Sec. 47.10.320. Residence in runaway minor program facilities.

A runaway minor may maintain residency for a period not exceeding 45 days at a facility operated as part of a licensed program for runaway minors. The minor may maintain residency without the consent of the person or agency having custody of the minor, except that if the court has ordered the minor committed to the custody of the department, written consent of the department is required. The residency may be extended for an additional period of 45 days with the written consent of the person or agency having custody of the minor. A minor may not maintain residency beyond the 90th day following admission to a licensed program for runaway minors without the written consent of the person or agency having custody of the minor and the written consent of the department.
AK Stat § 47.10.330 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 2. Programs for Runaway Minors.|Sec. 47.10.330. Notice to minor's legal custodian.

(a) [Repealed, § 24 ch 33 SLA 1994.]  (b) The director of a program for runaway minors shall promptly notify a minor's legal custodian if the minor is released from the program into the custody of a person other than the legal custodian or a person representing the legal custodian.
AK Stat § 47.10.340 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 2. Programs for Runaway Minors.|Sec. 47.10.340. Confidentiality of records.

Records of a licensed program for runaway minors that identify a minor who has been admitted to or has sought assistance from the program are confidential and are not subject to inspection or copying under AS 40.25.110 - 40.25.120, unless (1) after being informed of the minor's right to privacy, the minor consents in writing to the disclosure of the records; (2) the records are relevant to an investigation or proceeding involving child abuse or neglect or a child in need of aid petition; or (3) disclosure of the records is necessary to protect the life or health of the minor.
AK Stat § 47.10.350 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 2. Programs for Runaway Minors.|Sec. 47.10.350. Immunity from liability.

(a) The officers, directors, and employees of a licensed program for runaway minors are not liable for civil damages as a result of an act or omission in admitting a minor to the program. (b) This section does not preclude liability for civil damages as a result of recklessness or intentional misconduct. (c) The officers, directors, and employees of a licensed program for runaway minors are not criminally liable under AS 11.51.130(a)(4) for assisting a minor in the program.
AK Stat § 47.10.360 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 2. Programs for Runaway Minors.|Sec. 47.10.360. Municipal powers.

Authority to establish and operate a licensed program for runaway minors is granted to municipalities that do not otherwise have that authority.
AK Stat § 47.10.390 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 2. Programs for Runaway Minors.|Sec. 47.10.390. Definitions.

In AS 47.10.300 - 47.10.390, (1) “licensed program for runaway minors” means a residential or nonresidential program licensed by the department under AS 47.10.310; (2) “runaway minor” means a person under 18 years of age who (A) is habitually absent from home; or (B) refuses to accept available care; (3) “semi-secure” has the meaning given in AS 47.10.141(k).
AK Stat § 47.10.392 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 3. Shelters for Runaway Minors.|Sec. 47.10.392. Certificate required.

A private residence may not be held out publicly as a shelter for runaway minors unless the residence (1) is designated a shelter for runaways by a corporation that is licensed to make the designation under AS 47.32; and (2) has a valid permit from the department signifying that designation.
AK Stat § 47.10.394 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 3. Shelters for Runaway Minors.|Sec. 47.10.394. Operation of shelters.

(a) A shelter for runaways may not shelter a runaway minor for more than seven days unless the department determines that (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 AS 47.17.290.
AK Stat § 47.10.396 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 3. Shelters for Runaway Minors.|Sec. 47.10.396. Confidentiality of records.

If the department requires record keeping by a shelter for runaways or by a corporation that is licensed to designate shelters for runaways, records of the shelter and the corporation that identify a runaway minor who has been sheltered in a shelter for runaways or has sought assistance from a shelter for runaways are confidential and are not subject to inspection or copying under AS 40.25.110 - 40.25.120 unless (1) after being informed of the minor's right to privacy, the minor consents in writing to the disclosure of the records; (2) the records are relevant to an investigation or proceeding involving child abuse or neglect or a child in need of aid petition; or (3) disclosure of the records is necessary to protect the life or health of the minor.
AK Stat § 47.10.398 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 3. Shelters for Runaway Minors.|Sec. 47.10.398. Immunity from liability.

(a) A person in a shelter for runaways, or in a home for which an application to be designated a shelter for runaways is being considered by a corporation licensed for that purpose by the department, that is operated in a manner that is consistent with AS 47.10.392 - 47.10.399 and regulations adopted under those sections is not criminally liable under AS 11.51.130(a)(4). (b) Except as provided in (c) of this section, the provider of a shelter for runaways, or of a home for which an application to be designated a shelter for runaways is being considered by a corporation approved for that purpose by the department, that is operated in a manner that is consistent with AS 47.10.392 - 47.10.399 and regulations adopted under those sections and the members of the provider's household, other than a runaway minor, are not liable for civil damages as a result of an act or omission (1) in admitting or refusing to admit a runaway minor to the shelter or home; or (2) by a runaway minor who is sheltered in the shelter or home. (c) The provisions of (b) of this section do not preclude liability for civil damages as a result of recklessness or intentional misconduct.
AK Stat § 47.10.399 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 3. Shelters for Runaway Minors.|Sec. 47.10.399. Definitions.

In AS 47.10.392 - 47.10.399, (1) “runaway minor” has the meaning given in AS 47.10.390; (2) “shelter for runaways” or “shelter for runaway minors” means a private residence whose legal occupant agrees to shelter, with or without compensation, a runaway minor accepted into the residence by the legal occupant and that (A) is not simultaneously licensed under AS 47.10.310 as a program for runaway minors; (B) has been designated a shelter for runaways by a corporation licensed for that purpose under AS 47.32; and (C) has a permit issued by the department under AS 47.32.
AK Stat § 47.10.960 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 4. General Provisions.|Sec. 47.10.960. Civil liability.

(a) Failure to comply with a provision of this title does not constitute a basis for civil liability for damages. (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a civil action for common law negligence or an action under AS 09.55.580 on behalf of a child who is injured or dies while in the custody of the state.
AK Stat § 47.10.970 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 4. General Provisions.|Sec. 47.10.970. Appropriations.

Funds to carry out this chapter shall be provided for in the general appropriation Act of the legislature.
AK Stat § 47.10.980 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 4. General Provisions.|Sec. 47.10.980. Grants-in-aid.

The department may accept grants-in-aid from the federal government or private foundations and may accept other gifts consistent with the purposes of this chapter.