CHAPTER 13. FACTFINDING HEARING

IC 31-37-13
    Chapter 13. Factfinding Hearing

IC 31-37-13-1
Hearsay requirements; notice; opportunity to be heard
    Sec. 1. (a) Unless the allegations of a petition have been admitted,the juvenile court shall hold a factfinding hearing.
    (b) If the factfinding hearing is not held immediately after theinitial hearing as provided under IC 31-37-12-9, the prosecutingattorney or probation department of the juvenile court shall providenotice of any factfinding hearing to each foster parent or othercaretaker with whom the child has been placed for temporary care.The court shall provide a person required to be notified under thissubsection an opportunity to be heard at the factfinding hearing.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.138-2007,SEC.83.

IC 31-37-13-2
Judgment; order for predispositional report; scheduling ofdispositional hearing
    Sec. 2. If the court finds that a child is a delinquent child, thecourt shall do the following:
        (1) Enter judgment accordingly.
        (2) Order a predispositional report.
        (3) Schedule a dispositional hearing.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.146-2008,SEC.635.

IC 31-37-13-3
Discharge of child
    Sec. 3. If the court finds that a child is not a delinquent child, thecourt shall discharge the child.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.

IC 31-37-13-4
Judgment entry; continuance; release from juvenile detentionfacility pending entry of judgment
    Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), at the close of allthe evidence and before judgment is entered, the court may continuethe case for not more than twelve (12) months.
    (b) If the child or the child's parent, guardian, or custodianrequests that judgment be entered, the judgment shall be entered notlater than thirty (30) days after the request is made.
    (c) If the child is in a juvenile detention facility, the child shall bereleased not later than forty-eight (48) hours, excluding Saturdays,Sundays, and legal holidays, pending the entry of judgment. A childreleased from a juvenile detention facility pending the entry ofjudgment may be detained in a shelter care facility.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.35-1998, SEC.26.
IC 31-37-13-5
Findings required where delinquent act would be felony ifcommitted by adult
    Sec. 5. If a finding of delinquency is based on a delinquent actthat would be a felony if committed by an adult, the juvenile courtshall state in the findings the following:
        (1) The specific statute that was violated.
        (2) The class of the felony had the violation been committed byan adult.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.