2018 Indiana Code
TITLE 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
ARTICLE 34. JUVENILE LAW: CHILDREN IN NEED OF SERVICES
CHAPTER 4. Temporary Placement of Child Taken Into Custody
31-34-4-4. Release, delivery, or detention of child taken into custody without court order

Universal Citation: IN Code § 31-34-4-4 (2018)
IC 31-34-4-4 Release, delivery, or detention of child taken into custody without court order

     Sec. 4. If a child is taken into custody without an order of the court, the person taking the child into custody:

(1) may:

(A) release the child; or

(B) deliver the child to a place designated by the juvenile court; and

(2) if the child is detained, shall promptly notify the child's parent, guardian, or custodian and an intake officer:

(A) that the child is being held; and

(B) of the reasons for the child's detention.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-6(d).]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17.

 

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