GroundRules
NRS 62E.130: Consideration of religious faith in commitment of child to care of person, institution or facility.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 5 — JUVENILE JUSTICE
- CHAPTER 62E - DISPOSITION OF CASES BY JUVENILE COURT
- PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL CHILDREN SUBJECT TO JURISDICTION OF JUVENILE COURT
- Commitment or Placement of Child
In placing a child in the custody of a person or a public or private institution or agency, the juvenile court shall select, when practicable, a person or an institution or agency governed by persons of:
1. The same religious faith as that of the parents of the child;
2. If the religious faiths of the parents differ, the religious faith of the child; or
3. If the religious faith of the child is not ascertainable, the religious faith of either of the parents.
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