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42 U.S.C. § 5617

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Title
42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter
CH72
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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Editorial Notes Codification Section 5617 was editorially reclassified as section 11117 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforcement. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Use of Court Orders To Place Juveniles in Secure Facilities, Jails and Lockups for Adults; Investigation and ReportPub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7295, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4462, directed Comptroller General of the United States, not later than 180 days after Nov. 18, 1988, to conduct an investigation of extent to which valid court orders and court orders other than valid court orders, used in the 5-year period ending on Dec. 31, 1988, to place juveniles in secure detention facilities, in secure correctional facilities, and in jails and lockups for adults, and submit, not later than 3 years after Nov. 18, 1988, a report to certain congressional committees of results of investigation.

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