HRS §582-6
Who pays back public money spent on returning a runaway juvenile
This section says that money spent by the government to bring back a juvenile who ran away is treated as money spent for the juvenile's care. The juvenile's parents or legal guardian may be ordered to pay that money back to the government. The compact administrator decides how costs are split between government departments.
guardiansparentsstate agencies
The statute, as written — Reimbursement of public funds expended
Any public funds expended for the return of a delinquent juvenile shall be deemed spent for the maintenance of the delinquent juvenile and the parents or legal guardian of the juvenile may be ordered to reimburse the proper governmental agencies pursuant to section 571-24. The compact administrator shall determine the division of costs between departments in cases where public funds are to be expended.
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