FCA § 1073

Effect of running away from place of placement

§ 1073. Effect of running away from place of placement. If a child placed under section one thousand fifty-five runs away from the place of placement the court may, after hearing, revoke the order of placement and make any order, including an order of placement, that might have been made at the time the order of placement was made. The court may require that the child be present at such hearing and shall appoint an attorney to represent him or her.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/FCT/1073

In plain English

If a § 1055-placed child runs away, the court may (after a hearing) revoke and re-order placement. The court may require the child's presence and shall appoint an attorney for the child. ★

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 5 — The JG-22 Family Court Act and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.