{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-43-15-15","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 43-15-15","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 43-15-15","body":"The Department of Child Protection Services shall maintain a registry of children whose custody lies with them and private or public agencies licensed by the department. The registry shall contain classifications of children as:\n\n(a) Temporary custody for evaluation, not to exceed three (3) months;\n\n(b) Temporary custody not to exceed one (1) year with the plan to return custody to the natural parents;\n\n(c) Temporary custody, not to exceed two (2) years, with a plan to free for adoption;\n\n(d) Children freed for adoption;\n\n(e) Children ages fourteen (14) and above who have voluntarily chosen not to be adopted and cannot be returned to their own homes; and\n\n(f) Children who are institutionalized and for whom placement in an adoptive home is not feasible.","path":["MS Code","Title 43"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"14ddd079986631d47d40cabd0cfa5de85a57dbefb0d4901cf900273de1e8b3f5","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-43-15-14","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-43-15-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}