§ 803.301 Short title
§ 803.302 Definitions
§ 803.302a County as county juvenile agency; powers; revocation of authorization
§ 803.303 Youth agency; powers and duties
§ 803.304 Youth agency; additional powers and duties
§ 803.305 Cost of public ward’s care; prospective payment system as part of state-administered performance-based child welfare system
§ 803.306 Absence of public ward from facility or residence; penalty
§ 803.306a Escape from facility or residence; notification; orders; applicability of subsection (1); “escape” defined
§ 803.307 Duration of public wardship; discharge or release; delayed sentence; sentencing as adult offender
§ 803.307a Chemical testing for DNA identification; samples provided by public ward; collection; transmission to department of state police; manner; consent, hearing, or court hearing not required; disclosu
§ 803.308 Records confidential; exceptions
§ 803.309 Repeal; references as referring to department of social services
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 803 > Act 150 of 1974 - Youth Rehabilitation Services Act

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • County juvenile agency: means that term as defined in section 2 of the county juvenile agency act, 1998 PA 518, MCL 45. See Michigan Laws 803.302
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Department: means the department of health and human services. See Michigan Laws 803.302
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Public ward: means either of the following:
    (i) A youth accepted for care by a youth agency who is at least 12 years of age when committed to the youth agency by the juvenile division of the probate court or the family division of circuit court under section 18(1)(e) of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A. See Michigan Laws 803.302
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • Youth agency: means either the department or a county juvenile agency, whichever has responsibility over a public ward. See Michigan Laws 803.302