Ind. Code § 31-34-4-5

Current through P.L. 171-2024

Section 31-34-4-5 - Investigation, release, or detention by intake officer of child taken into custody without court order

If the child was not taken into custody under an order of the court, the intake officer shall investigate the reasons for the child's detention. The intake officer shall release the child to the child's parent, guardian, or custodian upon the person's written promise to bring the child before the juvenile court at a time specified. However, the intake officer may place the child in detention if the intake officer reasonably believes that the child is a child in need of services and that:

(1) detention is necessary to protect the child;

(2) the child is unlikely to appear before the juvenile court for subsequent proceedings;

(3) the child has a reasonable basis for requesting that the child not be released; or

(4) the parent, guardian, or custodian:

(A) cannot be located; or

(B) is unable or unwilling to take custody of the child.

IC 31-34-4-5

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

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