(1) When one of the measures provided for in sections 724 and 725 has been decided upon, the judgment delivered shall place the infant in custody until the end of his education, until he attains civil majority.
(2) Any minor placed in an authorized institution or granted leave of absence by the director thereof, shall be deemed to be in a state of legal detention and shall be arrested by warrant in the event of escape and sent back to the institution.
(3) The court may, before a decision on the merits, order provisional probation for a particular length of time as an observation period.
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In force from 27-07-2005
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