Indiana Code
Chapter 13. Factfinding Hearing
31-37-13-4. Judgment Entry; Continuance; Release From Juvenile Detention Facility Pending Entry of Judgment

Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), at the close of all the evidence and before judgment is entered, the court may continue the case for not more than twelve (12) months.
(b) If the child or the child's parent, guardian, or custodian requests that judgment be entered, the judgment shall be entered not later than thirty (30) days after the request is made.
(c) If the child is in a juvenile detention facility, the child shall be released not later than forty-eight (48) hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, pending the entry of judgment. A child released from a juvenile detention facility pending the entry of judgment may be detained in a shelter care facility.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-14(d) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.35-1998, SEC.26.

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Indiana Code

Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law

Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency

Chapter 13. Factfinding Hearing

31-37-13-1. Hearsay Requirements; Notice; Opportunity to Be Heard

31-37-13-2. Judgment; Order of Predisposition Report; Scheduling of Dispositional Hearing; Dual Status Screening; Dual Status Determination

31-37-13-3. Discharge of Child

31-37-13-4. Judgment Entry; Continuance; Release From Juvenile Detention Facility Pending Entry of Judgment

31-37-13-5. Findings Required Where Delinquent Act Would Be Felony if Committed by Adult; Notification to Office of Judicial Administration

31-37-13-6. State's Right to Appeal