§ 6327. Place of detention.
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(f) Development of approved shelter care programs.--
(1) The Department of [Public Welfare] Human Services
shall develop or assist in the development in each county of
this Commonwealth approved programs for the provision of
shelter care for children needing these services who have
been taken into custody under section 6324 (relating to
taking into custody) and for children referred to or under
the jurisdiction of the court.
(2) A county may develop a chronic runaway children
treatment plan to address problems with chronic runaway
children in the county. The county must submit the plan to
the department for approval and may request funding for its
implementation, and the department may award funding to a
county to implement an approved county chronic runaway
children treatment plan. The plan must identify the problems
associated with chronic runaway children in the county and
specific solutions the county will implement, including, but
not limited to, the development and operation of a chronic
runaway children assessment and counseling center.
§ 6331. Release from detention or commencement of proceedings.
(a) General rule.--If a child is brought before the court or
delivered to a detention or shelter care facility designated by
the court, the intake or other authorized officer of the court
shall immediately make an investigation and release the child
unless it appears that his detention or shelter care is
warranted or required under section 6325 (relating to detention
of child). The release of the child shall not prevent the
subsequent filing of a petition as provided in this chapter. If
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