Juvenile Justice Act Article 55-3

Where a juvenile refuses to accept a disposition made in accordance with Article 29, Paragraph 1 or Article 42, Paragraph 1, Subparagraphs 1 or 3 without justifiable cause, a juvenile investigation officer, juvenile protection officer, the juvenile’s statutory agent, or a person who is currently protecting the juvenile, the welfare or cultivation institution, health care institution, or an institution that implements transitional education or other appropriate measures may apply to the juvenile court for issuing an advice letter; where the advice is ineffective, the above-mentioned parties may apply to the juvenile court for detaining the juvenile in a juvenile detention center for an observation for not more than five (5) days.