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Ind. Code § 31-37-7-3 — Detention of child leaving home without permission of parent, guardian, or custodian

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 7: Detention of Alleged Delinquent Child, Indiana Code.

Full text of Ind. Code § 31-37-7-3

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Indiana.

Ind. Code § 31-37-7-3Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
Sec. 3. A child alleged to be a delinquent child because of an act under 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, and nonjudicial days. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-6.5(c).]

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