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8-530.10 - Security freeze; credit report; dependent children in department care; parental notification; definitions
8-530.10. Security freeze; credit report; dependent children in department care; parental notification; definitions
A. Within thirty days after a child is adjudicated a dependent child and placed in the care of the department, the department shall place a security freeze on the child's record or credit report pursuant to section 44-1698.02.
B. A security freeze that is placed on a child's record or credit report pursuant to subsection A of this section shall remain in effect until the child reaches sixteen years of age. When a child reaches sixteen years of age, the child may elect to have the security freeze remain or to have the security freeze removed.
C. The department shall notify the parent or guardian of a child when a security freeze has been placed on the child's record or credit report and shall notify the child's parent or guardian that a security freeze remains on the child's record or credit report when the child leaves the custody of the department. The notification shall include information on the process for removing the security freeze when the child leaves the care of the department.
D. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Record" has the same meaning prescribed in section 44-1698.02.
2. "Security freeze" has the same meaning prescribed in section 44-1698.02.