(1) The division shall take legal action that is necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
(2) (a) Subject to Section 67-5-17 and the attorney general's prosecutorial discretion in civil enforcement actions, the attorney general shall enforce all provisions of this chapter, in addition to the requirements of Title 78A, Chapter 6, Juvenile Court Act of 1996, relating to protection, custody, and parental rights termination for abused, neglected, or dependent minors. The attorney general may contract with the local county attorney to enforce the provisions of this chapter and Title 78A, Chapter 6, Juvenile Court Act of 1996. (b) It is the responsibility of the attorney general's office to: (i) advise the division regarding decisions to remove a minor from the minor's home; (ii) represent the division in all court and administrative proceedings related to abuse, neglect, and dependency including, but not limited to, shelter hearings, dispositional hearings, dispositional review hearings, periodic review hearings, and petitions for termination of parental rights; and (iii) be available to and advise caseworkers on an ongoing basis. (c) The attorney general shall designate no less than 16 full-time attorneys to advise and represent the division in abuse, neglect, and dependency proceedings, including petitions for termination of parental rights. Those attorneys shall devote their full time and attention to that representation and, insofar as it is practicable, shall be housed in or near various offices of the division statewide.
(a) Subject to Section 67-5-17 and the attorney general's prosecutorial discretion in civil enforcement actions, the attorney general shall enforce all provisions of this chapter, in addition to the requirements of Title 78A, Chapter 6, Juvenile Court Act of 1996, relating to protection, custody, and parental rights termination for abused, neglected, or dependent minors. The attorney general may contract with the local county attorney to enforce the provisions of this chapter and Title 78A, Chapter 6, Juvenile Court Act of 1996.
(b) It is the responsibility of the attorney general's office to: (i) advise the division regarding decisions to remove a minor from the minor's home; (ii) represent the division in all court and administrative proceedings related to abuse, neglect, and dependency including, but not limited to, shelter hearings, dispositional hearings, dispositional review hearings, periodic review hearings, and petitions for termination of parental rights; and (iii) be available to and advise caseworkers on an ongoing basis.
(i) advise the division regarding decisions to remove a minor from the minor's home;
(ii) represent the division in all court and administrative proceedings related to abuse, neglect, and dependency including, but not limited to, shelter hearings, dispositional hearings, dispositional review hearings, periodic review hearings, and petitions for termination of parental rights; and
(iii) be available to and advise caseworkers on an ongoing basis.
(c) The attorney general shall designate no less than 16 full-time attorneys to advise and represent the division in abuse, neglect, and dependency proceedings, including petitions for termination of parental rights. Those attorneys shall devote their full time and attention to that representation and, insofar as it is practicable, shall be housed in or near various offices of the division statewide.
(3) As of July 1, 1998, the attorney general's office shall represent the division with regard to actions involving minors who have not been adjudicated as abused or neglected, but who are otherwise committed to the custody of the division by the juvenile court, and who are classified in the division's management information system as having been placed in custody primarily on the basis of delinquent behavior or a status offense. Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the responsibility of the county attorney or district attorney to represent the state in those matters, in accordance with Section 78A-6-115.
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