Sec. 2. (a) If:
(1) a child is in detention; and
(2) a petition has been filed;
a fact-finding hearing or a waiver hearing must be commenced not later than twenty (20) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after the petition is filed.
(b) If:
(1) a child is not in detention; and
(2) a petition has been filed;
the hearing must be commenced not later than sixty (60) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after the petition is filed.
(c) A child who is ordered detained in the home of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian or who is subject to other conditions of release under IC 31-37-6-6 may not be considered as being detained for purposes of this section.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-6(b).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.188-1999, SEC.3.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency
Chapter 11. Time Limits for Petitions; Motions for Continuance
31-37-11-1. Time for Filing Petition Alleging Delinquency of Child in Detention
31-37-11-2. Time for Factfinding Hearing or Waiver Hearing
31-37-11-3. Waiver Denied; Time for Factfinding Hearing
31-37-11-4. Waiver Granted; Computation of Time
31-37-11-5. Answer to Petition Alleging Delinquency Exceeding One Year in Aggregate
31-37-11-6. Effect of Continuances and Actions of Child on Computation of Time
31-37-11-7. Release for Noncompliance With Time Limits
31-37-11-8. Prosecuting Attorney's Motion for Continuance Because of Absence of Witness
31-37-11-9. Order for Continuance; Grounds; Discharge for Failure to Timely Commence Hearing