Ind. Code § 31-34-4-4

Current through P.L. 171-2024

Section 31-34-4-4 - Release, delivery, or detention of child taken into custody without court order

If a child is taken into custody without an order of the court, the person taking the child into custody:

(1) may:

(A) release the child; or

(B) deliver the child to a place designated by the juvenile court; and

(2) if the child is detained, shall promptly notify the child's parent, guardian, or custodian and an intake officer:

(A) that the child is being held; and

(B) of the reasons for the child's detention.

IC 31-34-4-4

Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-6(d).

As added by P.L. 1-1997, SEC.17.