Sec. 3. If the custodial parent, guardian, or custodian is believed to reside outside Indiana, the department of child services shall send written notice by certified mail to the last known address of the noncustodial parent, guardian, or custodian on the same date that the child is taken into custody. However, if the child is not taken into custody on a business day, the department of child services shall send notice by certified mail on the next business day after the child is taken into custody.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-4.5(a) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.234-2005, SEC.174.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
Article 34. Juvenile Law: Children in Need of Services
Chapter 3. Child Taken Into Custody
31-34-3-1. Procedures for Notice to Custodial Parent, Guardian, or Custodian
31-34-3-2. Procedures for Notice; Custodial Parent, Guardian, or Custodian Who Cannot Be Located
31-34-3-4. Notice of Contact Person for More Information; Notice to Each Parent
31-34-3-4.5. Procedures for Notices to Adult Relatives and Siblings; Content
31-34-3-4.7. Notice to the Child's School
31-34-3-5. Immediate Needs of Child as First Priority of Department of Child Services