§ 47-12-990

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) 'commissioner' means the commissioner of family and community services; (2) 'court' means the superior court of the state; (3) 'crime against a person' means an offense set out in AS 11.41; (4) 'delinquent minor' means a minor found to be within the jurisdiction of the court under AS 47.12.020; (5) 'department' means the Department of Family and Community Services; (6) 'gravely disabled' has the meaning given in AS 47.30.915; (7) 'juvenile detention facility' means a secure facility for the detention of delinquent minors in the custody of the department under AS 47.12.240 or 47.12.250; (8) 'juvenile probation officer' means an officer described in AS 47.12.270; (9) 'juvenile treatment facility' means a secure facility for treatment of minors adjudicated delinquent and committed by a court to the care and custody of the department under AS 47.12.120(b)(1); (10) 'mental health professional' has the meaning given in AS 47.30.915, except that, if the minor is placed in another state by the department, 'mental health professional' also includes a professional listed in the definition of 'mental health professional' in AS

0.915, except that, if the minor is placed in another state by the department, 'mental health professional' also includes a professional listed in the definition of 'mental health professional' in AS 47.30.915 who is not licensed to practice by a board of this state but is licensed by a corresponding licensing authority to practice in the state in which the minor is placed; (11) 'mental illness' has the meaning given in AS 47.30.915; (12) 'minor' means a person who is (A) under 18 years of age at the time the person commits an offense; and (B) subject to the jurisdiction of the court under this chapter; (13) 'peace officer' has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900; (14) 'residential child care facility' has the meaning given in AS 47.32.900; (15) 'secure residential psychiatric treatment center' has the meaning given 'residential psychiatric treatment center' in AS 47.32.900; (16) 'temporary secure juvenile holding area' means separate quarters that are used for the temporary detention of delinquent minors pending a court order or transportation to a juvenile detention facility and that are not within sight or sound of any adult prisoners; (17) 'victim' has the meaning given in AS

of delinquent minors pending a court order or transportation to a juvenile detention facility and that are not within sight or sound of any adult prisoners; (17) 'victim' has the meaning given in AS 12.55.185.