26-5.7-102. Definitions

26-5.7-102. Definitions. As used in this article 5.7, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "County department" means the county, city and county, or district department of human or social services. (2) (a) "Homeless youth" means a child or youth who is at least eleven years of age but is less than twenty-one years of age and who: (I) Lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; or (II) Has a primary nighttime residence that is: (A) A supervised, publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations; or (B) A public or private place not designed for, nor ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings. (b) "Homeless youth" shall not include any individual imprisoned or otherwise detained pursuant to an act of congress or a state law. (3) "Homeless youth shelter" means a facility that is licensed pursuant to section 26-6-905. (3.5) Repealed. (4) "Parent" means the legal custodian or guardian of the youth. (5) "Youth" or "child" means any person who is at least eleven years of age but is less than twenty-one years of age.