Title 31, FAMILY LAW AND JUVENILE LAW

Sec. 11. (a) A juvenile court may establish a voluntary preventative program for at-risk children. (b) A juvenile court that establishes a program under subsection (a) may, after conducting a criminal history check of every individual who is likely to have contact with a child, a…

Sec. 12. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section: (1) "Pilot county" means a county selected under subsection (d). (2) "Voluntary preventative program" refers to a voluntary preventative program under section 11 of this chapter. (b) The supreme court may estab…

Sec. 2. A court may not appoint a party to the proceedings, an employee of a party to the proceedings, or a representative of a party to the proceedings as the: (1) guardian ad litem; (2) court appointed special advocate; (3) guardian ad litem program; or (4) court appointed spec…

Sec. 3. A guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate need not be an attorney, but the attorney representing the child may be appointed the child's guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-3-4(a) part.] As added by P…

Sec. 4. The guardian ad litem or the court appointed special advocate may be represented by an attorney. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-3-4(d) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.15.

Sec. 5. If necessary to protect the child's interests, the court may appoint an attorney to represent the guardian ad litem or the court appointed special advocate. The court may only appoint one (1) attorney under this section. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-3-4(d) part…

Sec. 6. A guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate shall represent and protect the best interests of the child. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-3-4(b) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.15.

Sec. 7. The guardian ad litem or the court appointed special advocate, or both, shall be considered officers of the court for the purpose of representing the child's interests. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-3-4(e).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.15.

Sec. 8. (a) A guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate serves until the juvenile court enters an order for discharge under IC 31-34-21-11 or IC 31-37-20-7. (b) An early intervention advocate serves until the plan developed for an at-risk child under section 11 of thi…

Sec. 9. If any fees arise, payment shall be made under IC 31-40. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-3-4(c).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.15.

Sec. 1. (a) A community child protection team is established in each county. The community child protection team is a countywide, multidisciplinary child protection team. The team must include the following thirteen (13) members who reside in, or provide services to residents of,…

Sec. 2. The team shall elect a team coordinator from the team's membership. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-11-14(d) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.16.

Sec. 3. The team coordinator shall supply the community child protection team with the following: (1) Copies of reports of child abuse or neglect under IC 31-33-7-1. (2) Any other information or reports that the coordinator considers essential to the team's deliberations. [Pre-19…

Sec. 4. (a) The community child protection team shall meet: (1) at least one (1) time each month; or (2) at the times that the team's services are needed by the department. (b) Meetings of the team shall be called by the majority vote of the members of the team. (c) The team coor…

Sec. 5. The community child protection team may recommend to the department that a petition be filed in the juvenile court on behalf of the subject child if the team believes this would best serve the interests of the child. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-11-15(g).] As a…

Sec. 6. The community child protection team may receive and review: (1) any case that the department has been involved in within the county where the team presides; and (2) complaints regarding child abuse and neglect cases that are brought to the team by a person or an agency. […

Sec. 7. (a) The community child protection team shall prepare a periodic report regarding the child abuse and neglect reports and complaints that the team reviews under this chapter. (b) The periodic report may include the following information: (1) The number of complaints under…

Sec. 8. The members of the community child protection team are bound by all applicable laws regarding the confidentiality of matters reviewed by the team. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-11-15(i).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.16.

Sec. 1. If a child is taken into custody under IC 31-34-2, the department of child services shall notify the child's custodial parent, guardian, or custodian not more than two (2) hours after the child has been taken into custody that the child has been taken into custody as the …

Sec. 2. Subject to section 3 of this chapter, if after making a reasonable effort the child's custodial parent, guardian, or custodian cannot be located, the department of child services shall make a good faith effort, not more than six (6) hours after the child has been taken in…

Sec. 3. If the custodial parent, guardian, or custodian is believed to reside outside Indiana, the department of child services shall send written notice by certified mail to the last known address of the noncustodial parent, guardian, or custodian on the same date that the child…

Sec. 4. The notice to the parent, guardian, or custodian required by this chapter must: (1) identify a person or an entity that the parent, guardian, or custodian may contact to obtain more information regarding the child's removal from the child's residence; and (2) be given to …

Sec. 4.5. (a) If a child is removed from the child's parents under this chapter, within thirty (30) days after the removal of the child from the parents the department shall exercise due diligence to identify and provide notice of the removal to: (1) all adult relatives (as defin…

Sec. 4.7. If a child who is a student attending kindergarten through grade 12 is taken into custody under IC 31-34-2, the department shall, not later than seventy-two (72) hours after the child is taken into custody, provide written or verbal notice to the individual designated a…

Sec. 5. The department of child services must have as the department's first priority the immediate needs of the child for medical care, shelter, food, or other crisis services. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-4.5(c).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.234-…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the termination of the parent-child relationship between an individual convicted of an offense listed in section 4(1) of this chapter and a child described in section 4(2) of this chapter. [1997 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.1-1997…

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…

Sec. 3. The probate court has concurrent original jurisdiction with the juvenile court in proceedings on a petition to terminate the parent-child relationship under this chapter. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-5-4.2(a) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.18.

Sec. 4. If: (1) an individual is convicted of the offense of: (A) murder (IC 35-42-1-1); (B) causing suicide (IC 35-42-1-2); (C) voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-3); (D) involuntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-4); (E) rape (IC 35-42-4-1); (F) criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2…

Sec. 5. (a) The verified petition filed under section 4 of this chapter must: (1) be entitled "In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of ______________, a child, and _______________, the parent (or parents)"; and (2) allege: (A) that the victim of an of…

Sec. 6. (a) The attorney for the department shall represent the interests of the state in all subsequent proceedings on the petition. (b) 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 a…

Sec. 7. (a) The person filing the petition shall request that the court set the petition for a hearing. (b) Whenever a hearing on the petition is requested under this chapter, the court shall commence the hearing not more than ninety (90) days after a petition is filed under this…

Sec. 8. A showing that an individual has been convicted of an offense described in section 4(1) of this chapter is prima facie evidence that there is a reasonable probability that: (1) the conditions that resulted in the removal of the child from the parent under a court order wi…

Sec. 9. (a) 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 the petition are true, the court shall dismiss the pe…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "services or items" includes food, clothing, personal hygiene products, health care, and counseling. As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.11.

Sec. 2. An emergency shelter, a shelter care facility, or a program that provides services or items that are directly related to providing shelter to individuals who: (1) are homeless; or (2) have a low income; may provide shelter and services or items that are directly related t…

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), if a child voluntarily enters an emergency shelter or a shelter care facility, the shelter or facility shall notify the department, not later than twenty-four (24) hours after the child enters the shelter or facility, of the follo…

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section, "homeless youth" means an individual who: (1) is: (A) at least sixteen (16) years of age; and (B) less than eighteen (18) years of age; (2) is unemancipated; (3) is mentally competent; and (4) lives in a situation described in 42 U.S.C. 11434a…

Sec. 2. (a) It is a curfew violation for a child fifteen (15), sixteen (16), or seventeen (17) years of age to be in a public place: (1) between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Saturday or Sunday; (2) after 11 p.m. on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday; or (3) before 5 a.m. on …

Sec. 3. (a) It is a curfew violation for a child less than fifteen (15) years of age to be in a public place after 11 p.m. or before 5 a.m. on any day. (b) A law enforcement officer may not detain a child or take a child into custody based on a violation of this section unless th…

Sec. 3.5. (a) It is a defense to a violation under this chapter that the child was emancipated: (1) under IC 31-37-19-27 or IC 31-6-4-15.7 (before its repeal); (2) by virtue of having married; or (3) in accordance with the laws of another state or jurisdiction; at the time that t…

Sec. 4. Whenever a city, town, or county determines that any curfew time established by section 2 or 3 of this chapter is later than is reasonable for public safety under the conditions found to exist in the city, town, or county, the city, town, or county may, by ordinance, adva…

Sec. 5. A city, town, or county may: (1) determine that a curfew time is necessary for the peace, order, and safety of a cemetery or other facility used to memorialize the dead; and (2) by ordinance impose upon cemeteries or other facilities to memorialize the dead within the jur…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all law enforcement records involving allegations that a child is a delinquent child or a child in need of services. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-8-1.2(a) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.22.

Sec. 2. Except for information listed in IC 5-14-3-4(a)(1) through IC 5-14-3-4(a)(15), the following information contained in records involving allegations of delinquency that would be a crime if committed by an adult is considered public information: (1) The nature of the offens…

Sec. 3. Records relating to the detention of any child in a secure facility shall be open to public inspection. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-8-1.2(a) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.22.