Sec. 6. A child is a child in need of services if before the child becomes eighteen (18) years of age:
(1) the child substantially endangers the child's own health or the health of another individual; 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.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-3(a) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.2-2005, SEC.80.
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