NAC432B.270. Notification of need for criminal investigation.

An agency which provides child welfare services shall notify an agency of law enforcement whenever there appears to be a need for criminal investigation, including circumstances such as when:

     1. A child is severely assaulted;

     2. A child is systematically tortured;

     3. A parent’s reckless disregard for a child’s safety causes serious injury;

     4. The physical conditions of a home are so dangerous as to pose an immediate threat of serious injury;

     5. A child is sexually abused or sexually exploited;

     6. A parent is purposely or systematically withholding essential food or nourishment from a child;

     7. A parent refuses to obtain or consent to medical or psychiatric care for a child;

     8. A parent appears to be out of touch with reality;

     9. A parent abandons a child; or

     10. There is reason to suspect a parent may flee with a child.

     [Welfare Div., Standards for Child Protective Services part Art. III-G, eff. 9-11-87]