2014 Indiana Code TITLE 31. FAMILY LAW AND JUVENILE LAW ARTICLE 33. JUVENILE LAW: REPORTING AND INVESTIGATION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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IC 31-33
ARTICLE 33. JUVENILE LAW: REPORTING AND
INVESTIGATION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
IC 31-33-1
Chapter 1. General Provisions
IC 31-33-1-1
Purpose of article
Sec. 1. The purpose of this article is to:
(1) encourage effective reporting of suspected or known
incidents of child abuse or neglect;
(2) provide effective child services to quickly investigate reports
of child abuse or neglect;
(3) provide protection for an abused or a neglected child from
further abuse or neglect;
(4) provide rehabilitative services for an abused or a neglected
child and the child's parent, guardian, or custodian; and
(5) establish a centralized statewide child abuse registry and an
automated child protection system.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.234-2005,
SEC.94.
IC 31-33-1-2
Judge may directly contact local DCS office
Sec. 2. When confronted with a potential case of child abuse or
neglect, a judge who wishes to contact the department shall first use
the child abuse hotline to report the suspected child abuse or neglect
to the department. If the:
(1) judge does not obtain a response from the child abuse
hotline; or
(2) response the judge obtains from the hotline will not, in the
opinion of the judge, serve the best interests of the child;
the judge may contact a local office of the department directly to
report the suspected child abuse or neglect.
As added by P.L.158-2013, SEC.317.
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