CHAPTER 7. DETENTION OF ALLEGED DELINQUENT CHILD

IC 31-37-7
    Chapter 7. Detention of Alleged Delinquent Child

IC 31-37-7-1
Detention in certain facilities, camps, or schools prohibited
    Sec. 1. A child alleged to be a delinquent child under IC 31-37-2,except as provided in section 3 of this chapter, may not be held in:
        (1) a secure facility; or
        (2) a shelter care facility, a forestry camp, or a training schoolthat houses persons charged with, imprisoned for, orincarcerated for crimes.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.146-2008,SEC.625.

IC 31-37-7-2
Detention of child committing acts that would be offenses ifcommitted by adults
    Sec. 2. A child alleged to be a delinquent child under IC 31-37-1may be held in either of the following:
        (1) A secure facility for not more than six (6) hours upon arrestfor the limited purposes of:
            (A) identification;
            (B) processing;
            (C) interrogation;
            (D) transfer to a juvenile detention facility; or
            (E) release to parents.
        If the child is detained in a secure facility, the child shall berestricted to an area of the facility in which the child has notmore than haphazard or incidental sight or sound contact withpersons charged with, imprisoned for, or incarcerated forcrimes.
        (2) A juvenile detention facility.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.

IC 31-37-7-3
Detention of child leaving home without permission of parent,guardian, or custodian
    Sec. 3. A child alleged to be a delinquent child because of an actunder IC 31-37-2-2 may be held in a juvenile detention facility for:
        (1) not more than twenty-four (24) hours before; and
        (2) not more than twenty-four (24) hours immediately after;
the initial court appearance, not including Saturdays, Sundays, andnonjudicial days.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.58-2004, SEC.1.

IC 31-37-7-4
Placement in facility located outside child's county of residence
    Sec. 4. A court may not place a child in:
        (1) a community based correctional facility for children;
        (2) a juvenile detention facility;        (3) a secure facility;
        (4) a secure private facility; or
        (5) a shelter care facility;
that is located outside the child's county of residence unlessplacement of the child in a comparable facility with adequateservices located in the child's county of residence is unavailable orthe child's county of residence does not have an appropriatecomparable facility with adequate services.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.