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31 DE Code § 5109. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 51. Services for Justice-Involved Youth|§ 5109. Treatment of juvenile inmates with mental conditions or mental disabilities; transfer.

§ 5109. Treatment of juvenile inmates with mental conditions or mental disabilities; transfer. (a) The Secretary of the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families may transfer to other appropriate state institutions for care and treatment juveniles committed to the custody of the Division of Youth Rehabilitation Services whom the Secretary has determined to have psychotic disorders or mental conditions. Transfer may also be made to such facilities in other jurisdictions, or to municipal or private facilities, upon the consent of responsible administrators of such facilities. (b) When, in the judgment of the administrator of the institution to which a juvenile in custody has been transferred, the juvenile has recovered from the condition which occasioned the transfer, the juvenile shall be returned to the Division of Youth Rehabilitation Services. (c) The transfer shall become effective as soon as the Secretary of the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families requests it. The parents or guardians of the juvenile, if they can be reached by a reasonable effort, shall be notified of the transfer within 30 days. They may demand in writing a hearing before the Secretary of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families to be held within 2 weeks. The decision of the Secretary may be appealed within 30 days to the court which committed the juvenile to the Division of Youth Rehabilitation Services. The decision of the court on appeal shall be final. (d) When the juvenile is returned to the Division of Youth Rehabilitation Services, the parents or guardians of the juvenile, if they can be reached by a reasonable effort, shall be notified of the transfer within 30 days by the Secretary of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families. They may demand in writing a hearing before the Secretary of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families to be held within 2 weeks. The decision of the Secretary may be appealed within 30 days to the court which first committed the juvenile to the Division of Youth Rehabilitation Services. The decision of the court on appeal shall be final. 31 Del. C. 1953, §  5123;  58 Del. Laws, c. 362;  64 Del. Laws, c. 108, §§  20, 21;  78 Del. Laws, c. 179, §§  381, 382;
31 DE Code § 5110. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 51. Services for Justice-Involved Youth|§ 5110. Separate operation.

§ 5110. Separate operation. (a) The Department shall operate a separate department for the proper transportation, care and detention of any juvenile detained by authority of law. (b) In the operation of the Detention Department the Department shall have all of the powers listed in § 5106 of this title. 31 Del. C. 1953, §  5130;  51 Del. Laws, c. 274, §  2;
31 DE Code § 5111. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 51. Services for Justice-Involved Youth|§ 5111. Aiding or harboring escapee from a facility of the Department; penalty.

§ 5111. Aiding or harboring escapee from a facility of the Department; penalty. Whoever knowingly:  (1) Advises, promotes or aids in the escape or running away of any juvenile from the custody or detention of the Department; or (2) Harbors or conceals, or aids in harboring or concealing any juvenile who has escaped from a facility of the Department, after such juvenile has been regularly committed thereto or detained thereat, shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $1,000. 31 Del. C. 1953, §  5140;  51 Del. Laws, c. 274, §  2;
31 DE Code § 5112. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 51. Services for Justice-Involved Youth|§ 5112. Ferris School for Boys.

§ 5112. Ferris School for Boys. The Ferris School for Boys, in New Castle County, a facility of the Division of Youth Rehabilitation Services of Delaware, shall be officially known as the Ferris School for Boys. 62 Del. Laws, c. 49, §  1;  64 Del. Laws, c. 108, §  21;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
31 DE Code § 5113. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 51. Services for Justice-Involved Youth|§ 5113. Re-entry programs.

§ 5113. Re-entry programs. (a) There is hereby established a fund for the provision of juvenile re-entry services ( “Juvenile Re-Entry Services Fund” ). This fund shall be overseen and administered by the Department, and shall be used exclusively for the provision of re-entry services to minors who have been adjudicated delinquent or convicted of a crime and detained in a secure facility as a result of that adjudication. (b) As used in this section, “re-entry services” means services provided to a juvenile after his or her release from a secure facility that have the specific purpose of reducing the risk that the juvenile will commit a future criminal offense or act of delinquency. This includes continuing services for up to 1 year after release, even if the juvenile turns 18 during confinement or after release. (c) Funds appropriated to the Juvenile Re-Entry Services Fund shall be awarded by the Department to public or private third parties on a competitive basis for the provision of re-entry services. Up to 5% of appropriated funds may be retained by the Department for administration of funds and monitoring of services provided under this section. (d) Funds from the Juvenile Re-Entry Services Fund may not be awarded in a manner that supplants funding from any other public source. (e) The Department shall report to the Governor and General Assembly by December 1 of each year all expenditures made from the Juvenile Re-Entry Services Fund, the results of all monitoring of grants made from the Juvenile Re-Entry Services Fund, and its funding priorities for grants to be made in the following calendar year. 83 Del. Laws, c. 261, § 1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
31 DE Code § 5301. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 53. Woods Haven School for Girls|§ 5301. Definitions.

§ 5301. Definitions. As used in this chapter:  (1) “Board” means the Board of Managers of the Woods Haven School for Girls. (2) “School” means the Woods Haven School for Girls.31 Del. C. 1953, §  5301;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
31 DE Code § 5302. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 53. Woods Haven School for Girls|§ 5302. Incorporation; powers and duties.

§ 5302. Incorporation; powers and duties. (a) The Woods Haven School for Girls is continued as a corporation and a body politic and corporate by law, and by that name shall have perpetual succession. (b) The School may:  (1) Have, use or change a common seal; (2) Receive, hold or convey any estate, real or personal, that may be committed to it; (3) Act as guardian or custodian of any girl under the age of 18 years who shall be committed to its custody, charge or guardianship, according to law, for the physical, mental and moral training of such girl, and, during such time as any girl is in the custody, charge or guardianship of the School, the guardianship, custody or control of parents, guardians or any other person whatsoever shall be thereby superseded; (4) Make such bylaws, rules and regulations and appoint such officers, agents and committees as it deems necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the School; and (5) Notwithstanding prior enactments accepting the Woods Haven School for Girls as a state-operated facility, nothing contained therein or in any other law was intended by the General Assembly to constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity for the Woods Haven School for Girls.19 Del. Laws, c. 637, §  1;  22 Del. Laws, c. 363, §  1;  27 Del. Laws, c. 126, §  1;  27 Del. Laws, c. 127;  Code 1915, §  2203;  Code 1935, §  2514;  44 Del. Laws, c. 140, §§  1, 2;  31 Del. C. 1953, §  5302;  69 Del. Laws, c. 133, §§  3, 4;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
31 DE Code § 5303. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 53. Woods Haven School for Girls|§ 5303. Exercise of powers and duties.

§ 5303. Exercise of powers and duties. The authority and duties conferred or imposed by this chapter upon the School may be exercised and discharged by the School or by such of its officers, committees or agents provided for in this chapter or provided for in any bylaws, rules or regulations adopted by it, as shall be severally charged therewith. 19 Del. Laws, c. 637;  22 Del. Laws, c. 363, §  5;  Code 1915, §  2207;  Code 1935, §  2518;  31 Del. C. 1953, §  5303;
31 DE Code § 5304. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 53. Woods Haven School for Girls|§ 5304. Board of Managers; composition and appointment.

§ 5304. Board of Managers; composition and appointment. (a) The School shall be managed by a Board of Managers which shall consist, in addition to those elected in accordance with the School's charter, of 3 persons to be appointed by the Governor, 1 from each county, to serve for terms of 3 years each. The Governor shall annually appoint a suitable person to be a member of the Board to succeed the manager whose term has expired. Such person shall be a resident of the same county as the manager to be succeeded. Vacancies occurring for any reason other than expiration of term shall be filled only for the unexpired term. (b) The Governor, the State Treasurer, the Auditor of Accounts and the Judges of the Family Court shall be ex officio members of the Board of Managers of the School. 19 Del. Laws, c. 637;  27 Del. Laws, c. 126, §  4;  Code 1915, §  2208;  Code 1935, §  2519;  44 Del. Laws, c. 140, §  1;  45 Del. Laws, c. 241, §  4;
31 DE Code § 5305. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 53. Woods Haven School for Girls|§ 5305. Audit of accounts.

§ 5305. Audit of accounts. The accounts of the School shall be audited by such accountant or agency of the State as is authorized to audit the accounts of any board, commission or department of the State. The treasurer of the School shall submit for inspection by the auditing agency all the books of account, vouchers and papers as will be necessary for the audits. 19 Del. Laws, c. 637;  27 Del. Laws, c. 126, §  3;  Code 1915, §  2209;  Code 1935, §  2520;  44 Del. Laws, c. 140, §  1;  31 Del. C. 1953, §  5305;
31 DE Code § 5306. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 53. Woods Haven School for Girls|§ 5306. Preparation and submission of a budget.

§ 5306. Preparation and submission of a budget. Before any appropriation is made to the School from the State, the Board shall prepare a budget showing its needs and requirements and submit the same to the person or board charged with the preparation of the Budget Appropriation Bill and shall make a request of the General Assembly for such amount of money as in its judgment is necessary for the operation of the School during the next biennium. 32 Del. Laws, c. 26, §  16;  37 Del. Laws, c. 81, §  2;  Code 1935, §§  2521, 31 Del C 1953,  5306;
31 DE Code § 5307. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 53. Woods Haven School for Girls|§ 5307. Instruction of inmates.

§ 5307. Instruction of inmates. The School shall cause the girls under its charge to be instructed in the branches of useful knowledge adapted to their age and capacity and in household employment, needlework and such other forms of industry as may be suited to their sex, age, strength and disposition and as may be best adapted to secure their improvement and future welfare. The School shall have regard to the character of those to whom the girls are entrusted, either in private homes or elsewhere, that they may secure to them the benefits of good example, wholesome instruction, improvement in virtue and knowledge and the opportunity to become intelligent, moral and useful members of society. 19 Del. Laws, c. 637;  22 Del. Laws, c. 363, §  5;  Code 1915, §  2207;  Code 1935, §  2518;  31 Del. C. 1953, §  5307;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
31 DE Code § 5308. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 53. Woods Haven School for Girls|§ 5308. Payments by Levy Court and County Councils.

§ 5308. Payments by Levy Court and County Councils. The Levy Court and the County Councils of the 3 counties of this State shall respectively pay monthly to the School for the maintenance and instruction of each girl committed to its custody from the respective counties, the moneys as provided in § 347 of Title 9. In the same manner and to the same amount as the County Council of New Castle County pays the School for the maintenance and instruction of girls committed to its custody, the Levy Court of Kent County and the County Council of Sussex County shall appropriate and pay moneys for the maintenance and instruction of girls committed to its custody from those counties respectively. 20 Del. Laws, c. 39;  23 Del. Laws, c. 42;  24 Del. Laws, c. 136;  Code 1915, §  2211;  29 Del. Laws, c. 171, §  1;  Code 1935, §  2522;  46 Del. Laws, c. 253, §  1;  31 Del. C. 1953, §  5308;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
31 DE Code § 5309. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 53. Woods Haven School for Girls|§ 5309. Exemption from taxation.

§ 5309. Exemption from taxation. The estate, real and personal, of the School, and for the purposes of its incorporation, shall be free from state, county and city taxes. 20 Del. Laws, c. 449;  21 Del. Laws, c. 239, §  2;  Code 1915, §  2212;  Code 1935, §  2523;  44 Del. Laws, c. 140, §  1;  31 Del. C. 1953, §  5309;
31 DE Code § 5310. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 53. Woods Haven School for Girls|§ 5310. Commitments to School.

§ 5310. Commitments to School. The Board, in assenting thereto, may receive into its charge, custody or guardianship, any girl not over 18 nor under 11 years of age when committed thereto in any 1 of the following modes:  (1) The Family Court and the Superior Court may each commit to the custody of the Board any girl who is subject to the jurisdiction of such court and who is a delinquent child, as that term is defined in § 901 of Title 10. (2) Whenever it appears to the Family Court that the best interests of a girl who is living in circumstances of manifest danger of falling into habits of vice or immorality will be served by temporary care and further study of her case, pending a final disposition thereof, the court may commit such girl to the custody of the Board for a temporary period not exceeding 3 months. At the end of the temporary period of commitment, the Court shall make final disposition of such case.19 Del. Laws, c. 637, §§  3-5;  22 Del. Laws, c. 363, §  2;  24 Del. Laws, c. 121, §  3;  26 Del. Laws, c. 262, §  10;  27 Del. Laws, c. 126, §  1;  Code 1915, §  2204;  40 Del. Laws, c. 183, §§  1, 2;  Code 1935, §  2515;  48 Del. Laws, c. 302;  31 Del. C. 1953, §  5310;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
31 DE Code § 5311. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 53. Woods Haven School for Girls|§ 5311. Aiding or harboring escapees; penalty.

§ 5311. Aiding or harboring escapees; penalty. Whoever knowingly:  (1) Advises, promotes or aids in the escape or running away of any girl from the guardianship or custody of the managers of the Woods Haven School for Girls; or (2) Harbors or conceals, or aids in harboring or concealing, any girl who has escaped from the guardianship or custody of the managers after such girl has been regularly committed thereto, shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $100. 20 Del. Laws, c. 191;  Code 1915, §  2213;  Code 1935, §  2524;  44 Del. Laws, c. 140, §  1;  31 Del. C. 1953, §  5311;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
31 DE Code § 5312. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 53. Woods Haven School for Girls|§ 5312. Confinement of delinquents.

§ 5312. Confinement of delinquents. (a) If any girl in the charge, custody or guardianship of the School shall be guilty of an attempt to set fire to any building, or to any combustible matter for that purpose, or of openly resisting the lawful authority of any officer or agent of the School, or of attempting to incite others to do so or shall by gross or habitual misconduct exert a dangerous and pernicious influence over the girls so in charge, custody or guardianship of the School, the School, when such case arises, may through its proper officers submit a written statement of the facts to the Superior Court in and for New Castle County and apply for an order authorizing a temporary confinement of such delinquent in the New Castle County Workhouse. (b) The Court shall forthwith inquire into the facts, and if it appears that the allegations in the statement are substantially true, and that the ends desired to be accomplished by the School will be best promoted thereby the Court shall make an order authorizing the confinement of such delinquent in the Workhouse for a time to be limited and expressed in the order, and the Board of Trustees of the Workhouse shall receive such delinquent and detain her during the time expressed in such order. (c) At the expiration of the time limited, or sooner if the Court shall so order upon a further application, the Board of Trustees of the Workhouse shall, with the assent of the School, return such delinquent to the charge, custody or guardianship of the School. 19 Del. Laws, c. 637;  22 Del. Laws, c. 363, §  4;  Code 1915, §  2206;  Code 1935, §  2517;  31 Del. C. 1953, §  5312;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
31 DE Code § 5401. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 54. Interstate Adoption Assistance Compacts|§ 5401. Legislative findings; purposes of chapter.

§ 5401. Legislative findings; purposes of chapter. (a) The General Assembly finds that:  (1) Finding adoptive families for children, for whom state assistance is desirable pursuant to § 503 of this title, and assuring the protection of the interests of the children affected during the entire assistance period, require special measures when the adoptive parents move to other states or are residents of another state. (2) Provision of medical and other necessary services for children, with state assistance, encounters special difficulties when the provision of services takes place in other states. (b) The purposes of this chapter are to:  (1) Authorize the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families to enter into interstate agreements with agencies of other states for the protection of children on behalf of whom adoption assistance is being provided by the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families; and to (2) Provide procedures for interstate children's adoption assistance payments, include medical payments.65 Del. Laws, c. 105, §  1;
31 DE Code § 5402. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 54. Interstate Adoption Assistance Compacts|§ 5402. Compacts — Authorized; definitions.

§ 5402. Compacts — Authorized; definitions. (a) The Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families is authorized to develop, participate in the development of, negotiate and enter into 1 or more interstate compacts on behalf of this State with other states to implement 1 or more of the purposes set forth in this chapter. When so entered into, and for so long as it shall remain in force, such a compact shall have the force and effect of law. (b) For the purposes of this chapter, the term “state” shall mean a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or a territory or possession of or administered by the United States. (c) For the purposes of this chapter, the term “adoption assistance state” means the state that is signatory to an adoption assistance agreement in a particular case. (d) For the purposes of this chapter, the term “residence state” means the state of which the child is a resident by virtue of the residence of the adoptive parents. 65 Del. Laws, c. 105, §  1;
31 DE Code § 5403. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 54. Interstate Adoption Assistance Compacts|§ 5403. Compacts — Required contents.

§ 5403. Compacts — Required contents. A compact entered into pursuant to the authority conferred by this chapter shall have the following content:  (1) A provision making it available for joinder by all states; (2) A provision or provisions for withdrawal from the compact upon written notice to the parties, but with a period of 1 year between the date of the notice and the effective date of the withdrawal; (3) A requirement that the protections afforded by or pursuant to the compact continue in force for the duration of the adoption assistance and be applicable to all children and their adoptive parents who on the effective date of the withdrawal are receiving adoption assistance from a party state other than the one in which they are resident and have their principal place of abode; (4) A requirement that each instance of adoption assistance to which the compact applies be covered by an adoption assistance agreement in writing between the adoptive parents and the state child welfare agency of the state which undertakes to provide the adoption assistance, and further, that any such agreement be expressly for the benefit of the adopted child and enforceable by the adoptive parents, and the state agency providing the adoption assistance; (5) Such other provisions as may be appropriate to implement the proper administration of the compact.65 Del. Laws, c. 105, §  1;
31 DE Code § 5404. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 54. Interstate Adoption Assistance Compacts|§ 5404. Compacts — Optional contents.

§ 5404. Compacts — Optional contents. A compact entered into pursuant to the authority conferred by this chapter may contain provisions in addition to those required pursuant to § 5403 of this title, as follows:  (1) Provisions establishing procedures and entitlements to medical, developmental, child care or other social services for the child in accordance with applicable laws, even though the child and the adoptive parents are in a state other than the one responsible for or providing the services or the funds to defray part or all of the costs thereof; and (2) Such other provisions as may be appropriate or incidental to the proper administration of the compact.65 Del. Laws, c. 105, §  1;
31 DE Code § 5406. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 54. Interstate Adoption Assistance Compacts|§ 5406. Federal participation.

§ 5406. Federal participation. Consistent with federal law, the Department of Health and Social Services and Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families in connection with the administration of this chapter and any compact pursuant hereto shall include in any state plan made pursuant to the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-272) [42 U.S.C. § 620 et seq.], Titles IV (e) and XIX of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. § 670 et seq. and 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq.], and any other applicable federal laws, the provision of adoption assistance and medical assistance for which the federal government pays some or all of the cost. The aforementioned department(s) shall apply for and administer all relevant federal aid in accordance with law. 65 Del. Laws, c. 105, §  1;
1 DE Code § 201. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2. Continuous Code Revision|Subchapter I. Delaware Code Revisors|§ 201. Appointment; composition.

§ 201. Appointment; composition. The Delaware Code Revisors (the Revisors) shall consist of 2 attorneys-at-law licensed to practice law before the Supreme Court of the State who shall be appointed by the Governor. At the time of appointment, the 2 attorneys shall not be members of the same political party. One shall be appointed for a period terminating with the 126th General Assembly and one shall be appointed for a period terminating with the 127th General Assembly. Thereafter all appointments shall be for a term of 4 years. In case of a vacancy the Governor shall make an appointment for the unexpired term. 1 Del. C. 1953, §  201;  49 Del. Laws, c. 347;  58 Del. Laws, c. 253, §  1;