Michigan § 720.659 State social welfare department; supervision, rules, standards, orders, visitation, inspection, records.

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§ 720.659 — State social welfare department; supervision, rules, standards, orders, visitation, inspection, records.

Michigan § 720.659

Ch. 720PROBATE

Act 214 of 1963REGIONAL FACILITIES FOR DELINQUENT AND NEGLECTED MINORS (720.651-720.660)

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REGIONAL FACILITIES FOR DELINQUENT AND NEGLECTED MINORS (EXCERPT) Act 214 of 1963 720.659 State social welfare department; supervision, rules, standards, orders, visitation, inspection, records. Sec.

9.The state department of social welfare shall supervise and inspect local and regional facilities and places of detention for juveniles for the purpose of obtaining facts in a manner pertaining to the usefulness and proper management of such facilities, and in promoting proper, efficient and humane administration thereof, and shall promulgate rules and standards with relation thereto. Any reasonable order with respect to such facility may be enforced through mandamus or injunction by the circuit court of the county where the facility is located, through proper proceedings instituted by the a

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REGIONAL FACILITIES FOR DELINQUENT AND NEGLECTED MINORS (EXCERPT) Act 214 of 1963 720.659 State social welfare department; supervision, rules, standards, orders, visitation, inspection, records. Sec. 9. The state department of social welfare shall supervise and inspect local and regional facilities and places of detention for juveniles for the purpose of obtaining facts in a manner pertaining to the usefulness and proper management of such facilities, and in promoting proper, efficient and humane administration thereof, and shall promulgate rules and standards with relation thereto. Any reasonable order with respect to such facility may be enforced through mandamus or injunction by the circuit court of the county where the facility is located, through proper proceedings instituted by the attorney general on behalf of the department. Any superintendent or employee of any facility subject to inspection under the provisions of this act, who shall refuse to admit any duly authorized representative of the department of social welfare for the purpose of visitation and inspection, or who shall refuse or neglect to furnish the information required by the said department, or its duly authorized representative, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The superintendent and staff of each place of detention for juveniles shall keep such records with respect to the operation of such place of detention as shall be prescribed by the department of social welfare.