text: where can i find the license regulations for shelters for juveniles? my boss has tasked me with finding the regulations for creating a group home for troubled youths who are too young to be sent to jail, but need to be removed from thier home environment. usually the state legislature establishes any regulations for incarceration of citizens, especially juveniles. the best bet would be to contact the local sheriffs office since they are most often mandated to establish correction facilities. they should be able to give you the regulations for such. or direct you to where you can find them.