9.1.3.020 Release or Detention

(a) A child taken into custody may be released or detained as follows:

(1) When a child is taken into custody, the parent, guardian or custodian of the child and the authorized Youth or Probation Officer shall be notified as soon as possible. Except where the immediate welfare of the child or the protection of the community requires that the child be detained, the child shall be released by the authorized Youth or Probation Officer to the custody of his parent, guardian or other person on the promise of the person either orally or in writing to bring the child to the Court at any time as the Court may direct.

(2) If the child is not released, the Officer taking the child into custody shall notify the Court as soon as possible of the detention of the child and the reasons for detention. The child may detained in a place of detention for not longer than twenty-four (24) hours, after being taken into custody unless an order for detention, specifying the reason for detention, is signed by the Children's Court Judge but no child may be held longer than forty-eight (48) hours, unless a petition has been filed. The parent, guardian or custodian of the child shall be notified of the place of detention as soon as possible, and any detention facility for a child must have twenty-four (24) hours coverage.

(3) If continued detention is not ordered, the Court or designated officer shall release the child to the parent, guardian or custodian of other persons approved by the Court. The Court may release the child on his own recognizance or in certain cases may require a bail or bond to be posted.