Section 29-3-7-7 - Persons prohibited from being appointed or from serving as a guardian A court may not appoint a person to serve as the guardian or permit a person to continue to serve as a guardian if the person:
(1) is a sexually violent predator (as described in IC 35-38-1-7.5);(2) was at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of the offense and was convicted of child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3) or sexual misconduct with a minor (IC 35-42-4-9) against a child less than sixteen (16) years of age: (A) by using or threatening the use of deadly force;(B) while armed with a deadly weapon; or(C) that resulted in serious bodily injury; or(3) was less than eighteen (18) years of age at the time of the offense and was convicted as an adult of an offense described in: (B) IC 35-42-4-2 (before its repeal);(C) IC 35-42-4-3 as a Class A or Class B felony (for crimes committed before July 1, 2014) or as a Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4 felony (for crimes committed after June 30, 2014);(F) IC 35-42-4-5(a)(3) (before that provision was redesignated by P.L. 158-2013, SECTION 441);(G) IC 35-42-4-5(b)(1) as a Class A or Class B felony (for crimes committed before July 1, 2014) or as a Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4 felony (for crimes committed after June 30, 2014);(H) IC 35-42-4-5(b)(2); or(I) IC 35-42-4-5(b)(3) as a Class A or Class B felony (for crimes committed before July 1, 2014) or as a Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4 felony (for crimes committed after June 30, 2014).Amended by P.L. 142-2020,SEC. 33, eff. 7/1/2020.Amended by P.L. 86-2018,SEC. 213, eff. 3/15/2018.Amended by P.L. 187-2015, SEC. 25, eff. 7/1/2015.Amended by P.L. 168-2014, SEC. 37, eff. 7/1/2014.Amended by P.L. 214-2013, SEC. 22, eff. 7/1/2014.Amended by P.L. 158-2013, SEC. 303, eff. 7/1/2014.As added by P.L. 131-2009, SEC.5.