Sec. 3.5. (a) A child is a child in need of services if, before the child becomes eighteen (18) years of age:
(1) the child is the victim of human or sexual trafficking (as defined in IC 31-9-2-133.1); and
(2) the child needs care, treatment, or rehabilitation that:
(A) the child is not receiving; and
(B) is unlikely to be provided or accepted without the coercive intervention of the court.
(b) A child is considered a victim of human or sexual trafficking regardless of whether the child consented to the conduct described in subsection (a)(1).
As added by P.L.46-2016, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.142-2020, SEC.42.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
Article 34. Juvenile Law: Children in Need of Services
Chapter 1. Circumstances Under Which a Child Is a Child in Need of Services
31-34-1-3.5. Victim of Human or Sexual Trafficking
31-34-1-4. Parent, Guardian, or Custodian Allowing Child's Participation in Obscene Performance
31-34-1-5. Parent, Guardian, or Custodian Allowing Child to Commit Sex Offense
31-34-1-6. Child Substantially Endangering Own or Another's Health
31-34-1-7. Parent, Guardian, or Custodian Failing to Participate in School Disciplinary Proceeding
31-34-1-9. Disabled Child Deprived of Necessary Nutrition or Medical or Surgical Intervention
31-34-1-12. Exception for Mother's Good Faith Use of Legend Drug According to Prescription
31-34-1-13. Exception for Mother's Good Faith Use of Controlled Substance According to Prescription
31-34-1-15. Effect of Chapter on Use of Corporal Punishment or Religious Practices