Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), all matters in juvenile court shall be tried to the court.
(b) A trial of an adult charged with a crime shall be tried to a jury unless:
(1) the adult requests a bench trial; or
(2) the adult waives the right to a jury trial under the Indiana Rules of Criminal Procedure.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-10(g).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.108-2015, SEC.1.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
Article 32. Juvenile Law: Juvenile Court Procedures
Chapter 6. Trial in Open Court; Jury Trial
31-32-6-1. Adults Charged With Contempt or Criminal Charges
31-32-6-2. Exclusion of Public
31-32-6-3. Certain Delinquency Proceedings Open to Public
31-32-6-4. Closing of Proceeding to Protect Child Witness or Child Victim; Motion
31-32-6-5. Closing of Proceeding to Protect Child Witness or Child Victim; Factors
31-32-6-7. Bench Trials; Jury Trial for Adult Charged With Crime; Waiver of Trial by Jury