CHAPTER 25. NO CONTACT ORDERS

IC 31-37-25

    

Chapter 25. No Contact Orders

IC 31-37-25-1

Eligibility to file petition for no contact order

    

Sec. 1. Any of the following may sign and file a petition for the
juvenile court to require a person to refrain from direct or indirect
contact with a child:

        (1) The prosecuting attorney.

        (2) A probation officer.

        (3) The department of correction.

        (4) The guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate.

As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.38. Amended by P.L.145-2006,
SEC.356; P.L.146-2008, SEC.662.

IC 31-37-25-2

Verification

    

Sec. 2. A petition filed under section 1 of this chapter must be
verified.

As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.38.

IC 31-37-25-3

Petition requirements

    

Sec. 3. A petition seeking to restrain a person from contact must
be entitled "In the Matter of a No Contact Order for ___________".
The petition must allege the following:

        (1) That the respondent is likely to have direct or indirect
contact with the child in the absence of an order under this
chapter.

        (2) That the child has been adjudicated a delinquent child.

        (3) That the best interests of the child will be served if the
person refrains from direct or indirect contact with the child.

As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.38.

IC 31-37-25-4

Hearing; findings

    

Sec. 4. (a) The court may hold a hearing on a petition concurrently
with a dispositional hearing or with a hearing to modify a
dispositional decree.

    (b) If the court finds that the allegations under section 3 of this
chapter are true, the court shall enter a decree.

As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.38.



IC 31-37-25-5

Protective order depository

    

Sec. 5. If a court enters a decree that requires a person to refrain
from direct or indirect contact with a child, the clerk of the court
shall comply with IC 5-2-9.

As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.38.