Title 31, FAMILY LAW AND JUVENILE LAW

Sec. 7.5. (a) The department shall before October 1, 2021, establish policies and procedures to allow for child and family services to be provided remotely by October 1, 2021. Subject to subsection (b), these policies and procedures must allow a child and family services provider…

Sec. 8. (a) The department is the single state agency responsible for administering the following: (1) Title IV-B of the federal Social Security Act under 42 U.S.C. 621 et seq. (2) Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act under 42 U.S.C. 670 et seq. (3) The federal Child Abu…

Sec. 8.5. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section: (1) "Child services provider" means a: (A) child caring institution licensed under IC 31-27-3; (B) group home licensed under IC 31-27-5; (C) child placing agency licensed under IC 31-27-6; or (D) private secur…

Sec. 1. The department shall perform the following duties: (1) Administer the licensing and monitoring of child caring institutions, foster family homes, group homes, and child placing agencies in accordance with this article. (2) Ensure that a criminal history check of an applic…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 10. (a) If the department determines that a waiver or variance expiring under section 9 of this chapter will continue to serve the public interest, the dep…

Sec. 11. (a) If a licensee under this article violates a condition of a waiver or variance under this chapter, the department may issue an order revoking the waiver or variance before the waiver or variance expires under section 9 of this chapter. (b) If a waiver or variance is r…

Sec. 12. (a) The department shall, in collaboration with: (1) current foster parents; (2) child placing agencies; and (3) other individuals and organizations with expertise in foster care services; develop and update periodically a statement that describes the rights of a foster …

Sec. 13. If the governor declares a state of disaster emergency under IC 10-14-3-12, the director of the department, or the director's designee, may modify or suspend enforcement of a statute or rule specifying a time within which a foster parent must provide for a child to be ex…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 2. The department may do the following: (1) Prescribe forms for reports, statements, notices, and other documents required by this article or by the rules …

Sec. 3. The department may not charge an application fee for a foster family home. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273.

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 4. (a) The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning the licensing and inspection of: (1) child caring institutions, foster family homes, gro…

Sec. 5. (a) The department shall monitor the entities licensed under this article for continued compliance with this article and the rules adopted by the department, including conducting the following: (1) Onsite inspections, record reading, observation, and interviewing. (2) An …

Sec. 6. The department shall investigate complaints to determine possible noncompliance with the rules adopted by the department. A licensee is entitled to add comments concerning a complaint to the licensing file. The department shall consider all formal complaints against a lic…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the department shall exempt from licensure a child caring institution and a group home operated by a …

Note: This version of section amended by P.L.145-2026, SEC.174, effective 7-1-2026. See also following version of this section amended by P.L.152-2026, SEC.470, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (f), the department may grant a variance or waiver of …

Sec. 9. A waiver or variance granted under section 8 of this chapter and a waiver or variance renewed under section 10 of this chapter expires on the earliest of the following: (1) The date when the license affected by the waiver or variance expires. (2) The date set by the depar…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to children who receive foster care that is funded by the department. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.274. Amended by P.L.128-2012, SEC.144.

Sec. 2. If medical care is provided to a child who receives foster care, the person who has custody of the child shall inform the provider that the child is in foster care and require a copy of the medical treatment record be sent to the local office. As added by P.L.145-2006, SE…

Sec. 3. The local office shall maintain the medical treatment records received under section 2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.274. Amended by P.L.128-2012, SEC.146; P.L.46-2024, SEC.11.

Sec. 4. (a) The local office shall provide a copy of the medical treatment records maintained under this chapter to the person who provides foster care to a child unless otherwise prohibited by state or federal law. (b) The local office shall provide an individual who: (1) is at …

Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to section 1 of this chapter by P.L.217-2001 apply to all proceedings pending under IC 31-34 on July 1, 2001, and to all proceedings commenced under IC 31-34 after June 30, 2001. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.511.

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (h), the juvenile court's jurisdiction over a delinquent child or a child in need of services and over the child's parent, guardian, or custodian continues until: (1) the child becomes twenty-one (21) years of age, unles…

Sec. 2. If the department of correction is awarded guardianship of a child under section 1(a)(2) of this chapter (or IC 31-6-2-3(a)(2) before its repeal), the department of correction shall notify the court awarding the guardianship when the department will release the child from…

Sec. 3. After receiving notification under section 2 of this chapter (or IC 31-6-2-3(b) before its repeal), a juvenile court may within thirty (30) days after notification, on the court's own motion, reinstate jurisdiction over the child for the purpose of modifying under IC 31-3…

Sec. 4. (a) The department of correction may petition the court to reinstate the court's jurisdiction over the child and the child's parent, guardian, or custodian to modify the court's decree under IC 31-34-23 or IC 31-37-22 (or IC 31-6-7-16 before its repeal) or order the child…

Sec. 5. If any part of an order of restitution remains unpaid at the time a child is released by the department of correction, the court may reinstate jurisdiction over the child and place the child under the supervision of the probation department until the restitution order is …

Sec. 1. The fees in juvenile court proceedings are set under IC 33-37-4-3. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-9-6(a).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.98-2004, SEC.107.

Sec. 2. An adult who is convicted of an offense in the juvenile court is liable for costs under IC 33-37-4-1. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-9-6(b).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.98-2004, SEC.108.

Sec. 3. Except as provided in sections 1 and 2 of this chapter, no other costs may be charged to any person in any proceeding in the juvenile court. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-9-6(c).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.14.

Sec. 1. Except when a child may be excluded from a hearing under IC 31-32-6, a child is entitled to: (1) cross-examine witnesses; (2) obtain witnesses or tangible evidence by compulsory process; and (3) introduce evidence on the child's own behalf. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citati…

Sec. 2. In addition to the rights described in section 1 of this chapter, a child charged with a delinquent act is also entitled to: (1) be represented by counsel under IC 31-32-4; (2) refrain from testifying against the child; and (3) confront witnesses. [Pre-1997 Recodification…

Sec. 2.5. (a) This section applies only to a court ordered or voluntary mental health: (1) screening; (2) assessment; (3) evaluation; or (4) treatment; provided by or under the direction of an evaluator, as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-90, in conjunction with proceedings under this art…

Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to the following proceedings: (1) Proceedings to determine whether a child is a child in need of services. (2) Proceedings to determine whether the parent, guardian, or custodian of a child should participate in a program of care, treatment, or re…

Sec. 3.5. An individual with whom a child is placed, or a representative of a licensed child placing agency (as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-46) that is providing services to a child, during child in need of services proceedings regarding the child is entitled to attend, in its entiret…

Sec. 4. A child may not be charged with or convicted of a crime, except a crime excluded by IC 31-30-1, unless the child has been waived to a court having criminal jurisdiction. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-3-5(a).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.15.

Sec. 5. A parent is entitled to representation by counsel in proceedings to terminate the parent-child relationship. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-3-2(c) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.15.

Sec. 6. (a) A child may not be considered a criminal as the result of an adjudication in a juvenile court, nor may an adjudication in juvenile court be considered a conviction of a crime. (b) An adjudication in juvenile court does not impose any civil disability imposed by convic…

governmental application, examination, or appointment Sec. 7. A child's contact with the juvenile justice system does not disqualify the child from any governmental application, examination, or appointment. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-3-5(c).] As added by P.L.1-1997, …

Sec. 1. A child may be taken into custody by a law enforcement officer under an order of the court. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-4(a) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17.

Sec. 2. (a) A law enforcement officer may take a person into custody if the law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the person is the alleged perpetrator of an act against a child who the law enforcement officer believes to be a child in need of services as a r…

Sec. 3. (a) If a law enforcement officer's action under section 2 of this chapter will not adequately protect the safety of the child, the child may be taken into custody by a law enforcement officer, probation officer, or caseworker acting with probable cause to believe the chil…

Sec. 4. A child may be taken into custody by: (1) a law enforcement officer; (2) a probation officer; or (3) a caseworker; acting with probable cause to believe the child is a child in need of services because the child is a missing child (as defined in IC 10-13-5-4). [Pre-1997 R…

Sec. 5. If a child in need of services is a missing child and is taken into custody under a court order, the person taking the child into custody shall do the following: (1) Take the child to a place designated in the order. (2) Give notice to the following that the child has bee…

Sec. 6. (a) A person taking a child into custody under section 3 of this chapter shall make written documentation evidencing the following: (1) The facts establishing probable cause to believe that the child is a child in need of services. (2) Why the child's physical or mental c…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the termination of the parent-child relationship involving: (1) a delinquent child; or (2) a child in need of services. [1997 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.18.

Sec. 2. Proceedings under this chapter are governed by the procedures prescribed by: (1) IC 31-32-1, IC 31-32-4 through IC 31-32-10, and IC 31-32-12 through IC 31-32-15; (2) IC 31-34; and (3) IC 31-37; but are distinct from proceedings under IC 31-34 and IC 31-37. [Pre-1997 Recod…