What would happen if I detain a minor for more than 6 hours under circumstances not included in question #4?
Although you and your agency would be in violation of 207.1 WIC, there are no formal sanctions. You would need to report this violation in the agency’s monthly report to the Board of Corrections, and your agency would be contacted by a BOC staff to examine the circumstances of this violation and, if appropriate, to provide technical assistance. Additionally, this is a violation of the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (JJDPA) and must be reported in the state’s annual audit. Ultimately, if the number of violations of the 6-hour rule exceed the state’s de minims allowance, federal funding under the JJDPA to the state (approximately 14 million annually) would be in jeopardy.
