Section 31-9-2-117 - "Shelter care facility"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), "shelter care facility", for purposes of the juvenile law, means a place of residence that: (1) is licensed under the laws of any state; and(2) is not locked to prevent a child's departure unless the administrator determines that locking is necessary to protect the child's health.(b) "Shelter care facility", for purposes of IC 31-27-3 and IC 31-27-5, means a child caring institution or group home that provides temporary service twenty-four (24) hours a day for not more than twenty (20) consecutive days to a child:(1) who is admitted to a residential facility on an emergency basis; and(2) who is: (A) receiving care and supervision under an order of a juvenile court;(B) voluntarily placed by the parent or guardian of the child; orPre-1997 Recodification Citations: 31-6-1-6 part; 31-6-1-27.
Amended by P.L. 13-2013, SEC. 75, eff. 4/1/2013.Amended by P.L. 48-2012, SEC. 19, eff. 7/1/2012.As added by P.L. 1-1997, SEC.1. Amended by P.L. 145-2006, SEC.214.