- (a) Written policies and procedures prohibit the placement in the facility of children who do not have delinquent or criminal charges filed against them except when they are runaways, living beyond a fifty-mile driving distance, or out-of-state and have absented themselves from their home for more than twenty-four (24) hours.
(b)
- (1) If the juvenile is a runaway and whose parent, guardian, or other person resides in this state, the center may hold this youth for no more than six (6) hours.
- (2) If the juvenile's parent, guardian, or other person lives out-of-state, this youth may be held for twenty-four (24) hours, excluding weekends and holidays.
- (c) A juvenile held under this section must be separated from detained juveniles charged or held for delinquent or criminal violations.