HARRY HUGHES, Governor

301

Since it is an interstate compact, no changes are
made in the text.

6-304. TEXT OF ADDITIONAL ARTICLE TO COMPACT.

ARTICLE XVI--ADDITIONAL ARTICLE

THAT THIS ARTICLE SHALL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REMEDIES,
AND SHALL BE BINDING ONLY AS AMONG AND BETWEEN THOSE PARTY
STATES WHICH SPECIFICALLY EXECUTE THE SAME.

FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, "CHILD," AS USED
HEREIN, MEANS ANY MINOR WITHIN THE JURISDICTIONAL AGE LIMITS
OF ANY COURT IN THE HOME STATE, AND IN THIS STATE MEANS ANY
PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE.

WHEN ANY CHILD IS BROUGHT BEFORE A COURT OF A STATE OF
WHICH SUCH CHILD IS NOT A RESIDENT, AND SUCH STATE IS
WILLING TO PERMIT SUCH CHILD'S RETURN TO THE HOME STATE OF
SUCH CHILD, SUCH HOME STATE, UPON BEING SO ADVISED BY THE
STATE IN WHICH SUCH PROCEEDING IS PENDING, SHALL IMMEDIATELY
INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS TO DETERMINE THE RESIDENCE AND
JURISDICTIONAL FACTS AS TO SUCH CHILD IN SUCH HOME STATE,
AND UPON FINDING THAT SUCH CHILD IS IN FACT A RESIDENT OF
SAID STATE AND SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURT
THEREOF, SHALL WITHIN FIVE DAYS AUTHORIZE THE RETURN OF SUCH
CHILD TO THE HOME STATE, AND TO THE PARENTS OR CUSTODIAL
AGENCY LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO ACCEPT SUCH CUSTODY IN SUCH
HOME STATE, AND AT THE EXPENSE OF SUCH HOME STATE, TO BE
PAID FROM SUCH FUNDS AS SUCH HOME STATE MAY PROCURE,
DESIGNATE, OR PROVIDE, PROMPT ACTION BEING OF THE ESSENCE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly appeared as
Article 41, § 389, except the introductory clause

of that section.

Since it is part of the interstate compact, no
changes are made in the text.

6-305. TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO COMPACT.

(A) AMENDMENT TO THE INTERSTATE COMPACT ON JUVENILES,
CONCERNING INTERSTATE RENDITION OF JUVENILES ALLEGED TO BE
DELINQUENT

(I)   THIS AMENDMENT SHALL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REMEDIES,
AND SHALL BE BINDING ONLY AS AMONG, AND BETWEEN THOSE PARTY
STATES WHICH SPECIFICALLY EXECUTE THE SAME.

(II)   ALL PROVISIONS AND PROCEDURES OF ARTICLES V AND
VI OF THE INTERSTATE COMPACT ON JUVENILES SHALL BE CONSTRUED
TO APPLY TO ANY JUVENILE CHARGED WITH BEING A DELINQUENT BY
REASON OF A VIOLATION OF ANY CRIMINAL LAW. ANY JUVENILE
CHARGED WITH BEING A DELINQUENT BY REASON OF VIOLATING ANY