MO SB805

Police officers, law enforcement officials, children's division investigators, and physicians with reasonable cause to suspect child abuse or neglect may request that a juvenile officer take a child into protective custody.

Police officers, law enforcement officials, or physicians who reasonably believe a child faces imminent danger of serious physical harm or threat to life may take temporary protective custody without parental consent if the danger may occur before court action.

Any person taking a child into protective custody must immediately notify the juvenile officer and division and make reasonable attempts to notify parents or guardians; jurisdiction of juvenile court attaches upon custody.

A written statement documenting the identity of the child and facts supporting imminent danger must be filed with the juvenile officer within twelve hours of taking custody.

Temporary protective custody cannot exceed twenty-four hours without a juvenile court order; abused or neglected children may not be detained in secure detention facilities.