CHAPTER 25. IMMUNITY FOR YOUTH SHELTERS

IC 34-30-25

    

Chapter 25. Immunity for Youth Shelters

IC 34-30-25-1

"Necessary services" defined

    

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "necessary services" means the
following:

        (1) Engaging in outreach services to locate and assist runaway
or homeless youths.

        (2) Providing food and access to overnight shelter to a runaway
or homeless youth.

        (3) Counseling a runaway or homeless youth to address
immediate psychological or emotional problems.

        (4) Screening a runaway or homeless youth for basic health
needs and referring a runaway or homeless youth to public and
private agencies for health care.

        (5) Providing long term planning, placement, and follow-up
services to a runaway or homeless youth.

        (6) Referring a runaway or homeless youth to any other
assistance or services offered by public and private agencies.

As added by P.L.72-2009, SEC.2.

IC 34-30-25-2

"Runaway or homeless youth" defined

    

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "runaway or homeless youth"
means an individual who:

        (1) is:

            (A) at least twelve (12) years of age; and

            (B) less than eighteen (18) years of age;

        (2) is unemancipated;

        (3) is mentally competent; and

        (4) lives in a situation described in:

            (A) 42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)(B)(ii); or

            (B) 42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)(B)(iii);

        with or without the consent or knowledge of the individual's
parent, guardian, or custodian.

As added by P.L.72-2009, SEC.2.

IC 34-30-25-3

"Youth shelter" defined

    

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "youth shelter" means an entity
that:

        (1) is not operated for profit; and

        (2) provides, at a minimum, necessary services to runaway or
homeless youths.

As added by P.L.72-2009, SEC.2.

IC 34-30-25-4

Immunity from civil liability for youth shelter personnel

    

Sec. 4. Except as provided in section 5 of this chapter, a youth

shelter and the director, employees, agents, and volunteers of a youth
shelter are immune from civil liability resulting from any act or
omission related to:

        (1) admitting a runaway or homeless youth to;

        (2) caring for a runaway or homeless youth at; or

        (3) releasing a runaway or homeless youth from;

the youth shelter.

As added by P.L.72-2009, SEC.2.

IC 34-30-25-5

Civil liability for gross negligence or willful and wanton
misconduct

    

Sec. 5. This chapter does not grant immunity from civil liability
to a person who commits an act that amounts to gross negligence or
willful and wanton misconduct.

As added by P.L.72-2009, SEC.2.