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§ 6356. Disposition of mentally ill or mentally retarded child

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Part VI. Actions, Proceedings and Other Matters Generally
Chapter 63. Juvenile Matters (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter D. Disposition of Children Generally
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 6356
§ 6356. Disposition of mentally ill or mentally retarded child
Currentness
If, at a dispositional hearing of a child found to be a delinquent or at any hearing, the evidence indicates that the child may be subject to commitment or detention under the provisions of the act of October 20, 1966 (3rd Sp.Sess., P.L. 96, No. 6), known as the “Mental Health and Mental Retardation Act of 1966,”1 or the act of July 9, 1976 (P.L. 817, No. 143), known as the “Mental Health Procedures Act,”2 the court shall proceed under the provisions of the appropriate statute.

Credits

1976, July 9, P.L. 586, No. 142, § 2, effective June 27, 1978. Amended 1978, April 28, P.L. 202, No. 53, § 10(86), effective June 27, 1978.

Footnotes

1
50 P.S. § 4101 et seq.
2
50 P.S. § 7101 et seq.
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 6356, PA ST 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 6356
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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