Treatment of safe haven infant as child taken into custody without court order

Sec. 3. A safe haven infant for whom: (1) the department of child services; or (2) a licensed child placing agency; assumes care, control, and custody under section 2 of this chapter shall be treated as a child taken into custody without a court order, except that efforts to locate the safe haven infant's parents or reunify the safe haven infant's family are not necessary, if the court makes a finding to that effect under IC 31-34-21-5.6(b)(5). As added by P.L.133-2000, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.234-2005, SEC.170; P.L.45-2023, SEC.7.