§ 14-6-407 — Detention or shelter care; delivery of child pending hearing; placing children; notice if no court order

(a) If detention or shelter care of a child appears
necessary to the person taking custody of the child, the child
shall be delivered as soon as possible to the court or to the
detention or shelter care facility designated by the court
pending a hearing.
(b) In providing detention or shelter care placement:
(i) A child alleged to be in need of supervision
shall be placed for detention or shelter care in the least
restrictive environment reasonably available, which may be a
foster home or other child care facility certified by the
department of family services or approved by the court;
(ii) If facilities or services are not immediately
available to house and protect the child, the judge may order
the child held in a temporary holding area at the local law
enforcement complex. No child in need of supervision shall be
placed in a jail, but may be placed in a juvenile detention
facility if the child has been adjudicated under article 2 of
this chapter for having committed a delinquent act;
(iii) A child alleged to be in need of supervision
shall, if necessary, be detained in a separate detention home or
facility, provided the child shall not be detained in the
Wyoming boys' school or the Wyoming girls' school.
(c) The person in charge of any detention or shelter care
facility shall promptly notify the court and the district
attorney of any child being cared for at the facility without a
court order and shall deliver the child to the court upon
request.