Title 31, FAMILY LAW AND JUVENILE LAW

Sec. 5. Upon the filing of a petition under section 4 of this chapter, the attorney for the department shall represent the interests of the state in all subsequent proceedings on the petition. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-5-4(b) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.18. A…

Sec. 6. (a) Except when a hearing is required after June 30, 1999, under section 4.5 of this chapter, the person filing the petition shall request the court to set the petition for a hearing. Whenever a hearing is requested under this chapter, the court shall: (1) commence a hear…

Sec. 6.5. (a) This section applies to hearings under this chapter relating to a child in need of services. (b) At least ten (10) days before a hearing on a petition or motion under this chapter: (1) the person or entity who filed the petition to terminate the parent-child relatio…

Sec. 7. (a) If a parent objects to the termination of the parent-child relationship, the court shall appoint: (1) a guardian ad litem; (2) a court appointed special advocate; or (3) both; for the child. (b) If a guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate has been appoi…

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in section 4.5(d) of this chapter, if the court finds that the allegations in a petition described in section 4 of this chapter are true, the court shall terminate the parent-child relationship. (b) If the court does not find that the allegations in…

Sec. 0.5. A missing juvenile is a high risk missing person under IC 5-2-17. A law enforcement agency receiving a report of a missing juvenile shall follow the procedures in IC 5-2-17 in addition to the procedures described in this chapter. As added by P.L.92-2007, SEC.3.

Sec. 1. A law enforcement agency shall begin an investigation concerning the missing child not later than twenty-four (24) hours after receiving notification that the child is missing. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-13-3(b).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.19.

Sec. 2. A law enforcement agency involved in the investigation of a missing child shall do the following: (1) Update the initial report filed by the agency that received notification of the missing child upon the discovery of new information concerning the investigation. (2) Forw…

Sec. 3. (a) If a child has: (1) been reported missing to a law enforcement agency; and (2) not been located within thirty (30) days after the report was made to the law enforcement agency; the law enforcement agency conducting the investigation of the missing child may request a …

Sec. 4. (a) A state or local governmental agency or a public or private organization maintaining a record of the fingerprints of a child shall release a copy of that record to a law enforcement agency if: (1) the child is a missing child (as defined in IC 10-13-5-4); (2) a parent…

Sec. 5. (a) If an arrest warrant is issued for a person who has allegedly abducted or unlawfully retained a missing child, the law enforcement agency issuing the warrant shall immediately enter all identifying information regarding the person into the National Crime Information C…

Sec. 6. When a law enforcement agency is notified that a child for whom that agency prepared a report under IC 31-36-1-1 has been found, that agency shall promptly notify the persons described in IC 31-36-1-3 and IC 31-36-1-4. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-13-5.] As add…

Sec. 1. A child is a delinquent child if, before becoming eighteen (18) years of age, the child: (1) commits a delinquent act described in this chapter; and (2) needs care, treatment, or rehabilitation that: (A) the child is not receiving; (B) the child is unlikely to accept volu…

Sec. 2. A child commits a delinquent act if, before becoming eighteen (18) years of age, the child leaves home or a specific location previously designated by the child's parent, guardian, or custodian: (1) without reasonable cause; and (2) without permission of the parent, guard…

Sec. 3. A child commits a delinquent act if, before becoming eighteen (18) years of age, the child violates IC 20-33-2 concerning compulsory school attendance. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-1(a) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.209.

Sec. 4. A child commits a delinquent act if, before becoming eighteen (18) years of age, the child habitually disobeys the reasonable and lawful commands of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-1(a) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, S…

Sec. 5. A child commits a delinquent act if, before becoming eighteen (18) years of age, the child commits a curfew violation under IC 31-37-3. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-1(a) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.

Sec. 6. A child commits a delinquent act if, before becoming eighteen (18) years of age, the child violates IC 7.1-5-7 concerning minors and alcoholic beverages. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-1(a) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.

Sec. 7. A child commits a delinquent act if, before becoming eighteen (18) years of age, the child violates IC 22-11-14-6(c) concerning minors and fireworks. As added by P.L.187-2006, SEC.16.

Sec. 8. A child commits a delinquent act if, before becoming eighteen (18) years of age, the child: (1) intentionally flees from lawful detention (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-186) where the child has been placed; (2) knowingly or intentionally violates a home detention order impos…

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to all records of the juvenile court except the following: (1) Records involving an adult charged with a crime or criminal contempt of court. (2) Records involving a pregnant minor or her physician seeking a waiver of the requirement under IC 35-1…

Sec. 10. (a) Subject to section 15 of this chapter, the juvenile court may grant any person having a legitimate interest in the work of the court or in a particular case access to the court's legal records. In exercising its discretion, the court shall consider that the best inte…

Sec. 11. The juvenile court shall grant any person involved in a legitimate research activity access to the court's confidential records if: (1) the person conducting the research provides written information about: (A) the purpose of the person's project, including any intent to…

Sec. 12. (a) The juvenile court shall grant any party to a criminal or juvenile delinquency proceeding access to a person's legal records if the information may be used: (1) to impeach the person as a witness; or (2) to discredit the person's reputation if the person places reput…

action Sec. 13. (a) The juvenile court may grant the victim of a delinquent act, or a member of the victim's family, access to the court's legal records if the information may be used in a civil action against: (1) the child who committed the act; or (2) the child's parent. (b) A…

Sec. 13.5. The records of the juvenile court are available without a court order to an employee of the department of child services, a caseworker, or a juvenile probation officer conducting a criminal history check (as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-58) under IC 31-26-5-3, IC 31-34, or I…

Sec. 13.8. (a) The juvenile court may grant a school access to all or a portion of the juvenile court records of a child who is a student at the school if: (1) the superintendent, or the superintendent's designee; (2) the chief administrative officer of a nonpublic school, or the…

Sec. 14. Whenever the juvenile court grants access to its records, the court shall place a copy of the access order in the file of each person to whose records the order applies. However, if the access order is a general access order or an agreement under section 11 of this chapt…

Sec. 15. A person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age may waive the restrictions on access to the person's records if the person does so in writing, stating the terms of the person's waiver. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-8-1(i).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.22.…

Sec. 2. The records of the juvenile court are available without a court order to the judge or any authorized staff member. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-8-1(b) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.22.

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the records of the juvenile court are available without a court order to any party and the party's attorney. The party and the party's attorney may only review the records applicable to the proceeding in which the person …

Sec. 4. The records of the juvenile court are available without a court order to the judge of a court having criminal jurisdiction or any authorized staff member if the record is to be used in a presentence investigation in that court. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-8-1(…

Sec. 5. The records of the juvenile court are available without a court order to the prosecuting attorney or any authorized staff member. The juvenile court shall cooperate with a prosecuting attorney or any authorized staff member to ensure that these records are accessible by w…

Sec. 5.5. The following records of the juvenile court relating to a finding that a child committed an offense that would be a serious violent felony (as defined by IC 35-31.5-2-294) are available without a court order to a law enforcement officer acting within the scope of the of…

Sec. 6. The records of the juvenile court are available without a court order to: (1) the attorney for the department of child services; (2) any authorized staff member of: (A) the local office; (B) the department of child services; (C) the department of correction; or (D) the de…

Sec. 6.5. A juvenile court may release court records to an entity listed in IC 31-39-9-1 without a court order. As added by P.L.67-2007, SEC.4.

Sec. 7. The records of the juvenile court are available without a court order to the parents of a child whenever the custody or support of that child is in issue in an action initiated under IC 31-15 or IC 31-16 (or IC 31-1-11.5 before its repeal). [Pre-1997 Recodification Citati…

Sec. 8. (a) The records of the juvenile court are available without a court order to the public, subject to the restrictions in subsections (b) and (c), whenever a petition has been filed alleging that a child is delinquent as the result of any of the following alleged acts or co…

Sec. 9. The juvenile court may grant any person providing services to the child or the child's family access to the records on the child and the child's family. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-8-1(d).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.22.

Sec. 1. (a) Subject to IC 31-40-1-3, a juvenile court may order each delinquent child who receives supervision under IC 31-37-19 or the child's parent, guardian, or custodian to pay to either the probation department or the clerk of the court: (1) an initial probation user's fee …

Sec. 1.5. Notwithstanding the probation user's fee amounts established under section 1 of this chapter, a court may order a person to pay a probation user's fee that exceeds the maximum amount allowed under section 1 of this chapter if: (1) the person was placed on probation in a…

Sec. 1.7. (a) A person may pay a monthly probation user's fee under section 1 or 1.5 of this chapter before the date the payment is required to be made without obtaining the prior approval of a court or a probation department. However, if a delinquent child is discharged from pro…

Sec. 2. (a) The fiscal body of the county shall appropriate money from the county supplemental juvenile probation services fund: (1) to the juvenile courts of the county for the use by the courts in supplementing probation services to juveniles; and (2) to supplement the salaries…

Sec. 3. Money remaining in the county supplemental juvenile probation services fund at the end of the county's fiscal year does not revert to any other fund but continues in the county supplemental juvenile probation services fund. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-18(h) …

Sec. 4. The county supplemental juvenile probation services fund may not be used to replace other funding or probation services. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-18(h) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.23.

Sec. 1. After a juvenile court has determined that a child is a dual status child, the juvenile court may refer the child to be assessed by a dual status assessment team after: (1) considering the reports provided pursuant to IC 31-34-7-2 or IC 31-37-8-5; or (2) making a determin…