Sec. 34. (a) The department shall investigate a report of an unlicensed foster family home and report the department's findings to the attorney general and to the local office and the prosecuting attorney in the county where the foster family home is located.
(b) The attorney general or the department may do the following:
(1) Seek the issuance of a search warrant to assist in the investigation.
(2) File an action for injunctive relief.
(3) Seek in a civil action a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) a day for each day a foster family home is operating without a license required under this article.
(c) The civil penalties collected under this section shall be deposited in the department of child services child care fund established by IC 31-25-2-16.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Amended by P.L.1-2007, SEC.203; P.L.128-2012, SEC.116.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
Article 27. Child Services: Regulation of Residential Child Care
Chapter 4. Regulation of Foster Homes
31-27-4-1. License Required to Operate Foster Family Home; Exception
31-27-4-2. Therapeutic Foster Home; Certificates; Requirements; Supervision and Care Limits
31-27-4-4. Consultation With Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission
31-27-4-5. Apply for Licenses; Criminal History Checks
31-27-4-6. Grounds for Denial of License Applications; Waiver
31-27-4-6.5. "Disability"; Foster Family Home
31-27-4-7. Incomplete Applications
31-27-4-8. Supervision and Care Limits; Exceptions
31-27-4-10. Investigation of Applicants
31-27-4-11. Issuance of License
31-27-4-12. Eligibility for Waivers and Variances
31-27-4-13. Denial of License; Notice; Administrative Hearing Upon Written Request
31-27-4-14. Delegation of Investigations
31-27-4-15. Investigation of Unlicensed Premises
31-27-4-16. Duration of License; Limitations; Renewal
31-27-4-17. Probationary Status; Duration; Expiration; Extension
31-27-4-18. Inspection of Foster Family Homes
31-27-4-19. Records of Monitoring Activities and Inspections
31-27-4-20. Cooperation by Licensees
31-27-4-20.5. Use of Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard
31-27-4-21. Records Regarding Children
31-27-4-22. Notice of Enforcement Actions; Informal Meetings
31-27-4-23. Administrative Hearings
31-27-4-24. Procedure for Administrative Hearings
31-27-4-29. Cessation of Operation Following Revocation of License
31-27-4-32. Grounds for Revocation of License; Waiver
31-27-4-33. Compliance With Rules; Disciplinary Sanctions; Revocation of License
31-27-4-34. Investigation of Unlicensed Home Reports; Enforcement