{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-259.81","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 259.81","heading":"REFERRAL FOR SERVICES.","body":"When a parent contacts a licensed child-placing agency and requests out-of-home placement for a child, the agency shall refer the parent to the local welfare agency if the child-placing agency is not able to arrange a shelter or foster placement for the child as requested by the parent.","path":["PUBLIC WELFARE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","CHAPTER 259. CHANGE OF NAME, ADOPTION","ADOPTION"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/259.81","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:39Z","sha256":"ae2626fdf64afa04bee9691cee0fb53f200a303b6794e360361935e9b12f3662","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-259.79","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-259.83"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}