Sec. 4. If notified under section 2 of this chapter, whenever a safe haven infant is taken into custody without a court order under this chapter, the attorney for the department of child services shall, without unnecessary delay, do the following: (1) Request the juvenile court to: (A) authorize the filing of a petition alleging that the safe haven infant is a child in need of services; (B) hold an initial hearing under IC 31-34-10 not later than the next business day
after the safe haven infant is taken into custody; and (C) appoint a guardian ad litem or a court appointed special advocate for the safe haven infant. (2) File a petition to terminate the parent-child relationship under IC 31-35-1.5. As added by P.L.133-2000, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.129-2005, SEC.5; P.L.234-2005, SEC.171; P.L.45-2023, SEC.8.