[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR34.9]

[Page 267]
 
              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 34_EL PORTAL ADMINISTRATIVE SITE REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 34.9  Protective custody.

    (a) An authorized person, with reasonable cause to believe that a 
juvenile found within the administrative site has been unlawfully abused 
or neglected by any person living in the juvenile's place of residence, 
may take such juvenile into protective custody. An authorized person 
taking protective custody action pursuant to this paragraph shall 
deliver the juvenile to the care and custody of the appropriate State or 
local authorities.
    (b) An authorized person, with reasonable cause to believe that a 
person found within the administrative site is either temporarily or 
permanently psychologically or mentally impaired to a degree that the 
person is gravely disabled or that presents a clear danger to that 
person or another, may take such person into protective custody. An 
authorized person taking protective custody action pursuant to this 
paragraph shall deliver the person to the care of the Mariposa County 
Mental Health Authorities for an initial 72-hour evaluation in 
accordance with applicable provisions of the California Welfare and 
Institutions Code.
    (c) An authorized person may take into protective custody any 
juvenile found within the administrative site who is deemed to be a 
runaway according to applicable provisions of the California Welfare and 
Institutions Code. An authorized person taking protective custody action 
pursuant to this paragraph shall deliver the juvenile to the care and 
custody of the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office.