CHAPTER 9. PROGRAM OF INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT

IC 31-37-9
    Chapter 9. Program of Informal Adjustment

IC 31-37-9-1
Implementation of program; submission of proposed program todepartment; comments and recommendations
    Sec. 1. (a) After the preliminary inquiry and upon approval by thejuvenile court, the intake officer may implement a program ofinformal adjustment if the officer has probable cause to believe thatthe child is a delinquent child and the child is not removed from thechild's home.
    (b) If the program of informal adjustment includes servicesrequiring payment by the department under IC 31-40-1, the intakeofficer shall submit a copy of the proposed program to thedepartment before submitting it to the juvenile court for approval.Upon receipt of the proposed program, the department may submitits comments and recommendations, if any, to the intake officer andthe juvenile court.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.146-2008,SEC.629.

IC 31-37-9-2
Consent; payment for services
    Sec. 2. The child and the child's parent, guardian, custodian, orattorney must consent to the program of informal adjustment. Beforepayment for services to the family may be paid, written consent mustalso be obtained from the department.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.146-2008,SEC.630.

IC 31-37-9-3
Petition for compliance
    Sec. 3. If:
        (1) the child is an alleged delinquent child; and
        (2) the child's parent, guardian, or custodian fails to participatein the program of informal adjustment;
the probation department or the department may file a petition forcompliance.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.145-2006,SEC.338.

IC 31-37-9-4
Notice, hearing, and order for compliance; contempt
    Sec. 4. (a) Upon the filing of a petition for compliance and afternotice and a hearing on the petition for compliance, the juvenilecourt may order the parent, guardian, or custodian of a child toparticipate in a program of informal adjustment implemented undersection 1 of this chapter.
    (b) A parent, guardian, or custodian who fails to participate in aprogram of informal adjustment ordered by the court may be found

in contempt of court.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.146-2008,SEC.631.

IC 31-37-9-5
Repealed
    (Repealed by P.L.197-1997, SEC.29.)

IC 31-37-9-6
Repealed
    (Repealed by P.L.197-1997, SEC.29.)

IC 31-37-9-7
Duration of program; extension
    Sec. 7. A program of informal adjustment may not exceed six (6)months, except by approval of the juvenile court. The juvenile courtmay extend a program of informal adjustment an additional three (3)months.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.146-2008,SEC.632.

IC 31-37-9-8
Repealed
    (Repealed by P.L.197-1997, SEC.29.)

IC 31-37-9-9
Informal adjustment program fee; order for payment
    Sec. 9. The juvenile court may order each child who participatesin a program of informal adjustment or the child's parents to pay aninformal adjustment program fee of:
        (1) at least five dollars ($5); but
        (2) not more than fifteen dollars ($15);
for each month that the child participates in the program instead ofthe court cost fees prescribed by IC 33-37-4-3.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.98-2004,SEC.114.

IC 31-37-9-10
Informal adjustment program fee; collection and disposition
    Sec. 10. (a) The probation department for the juvenile court shalldo the following:
        (1) Collect the informal adjustment program fee set undersection 9 of this chapter; and
        (2) Transfer the collected informal adjustment program fees tothe county auditor not later than thirty (30) days after the feesare collected.
    (b) The county auditor shall deposit the fees in the county user feefund established by IC 33-37-8-5.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.98-2004,SEC.115.