Sec. 7. (a) With respect to a wardship awarded under section 6(b)(2)(A) of this chapter, a child may not be awarded to the department of correction, if the child:
(1) except as provided by subsection (b), is:
(A) less than twelve (12) years of age; or
(B) at least eighteen (18) years of age;
at the time of the dispositional decree; or
(2) was determined to be a delinquent child because the child violated IC 7.1-5-7.
(b) A wardship may be awarded to the department of correction if the child:
(1) is ten (10) or eleven (11) years of age; and
(2) is found to have committed an act that would have been murder if committed by an adult.
(c) The department of correction may not confine a delinquent child, except as provided in IC 11-10-2-10, at:
(1) an adult correctional facility; or
(2) a shelter care facility;
that houses persons charged with, imprisoned for, or incarcerated for crimes unless the child is restricted to an area of the facility where the child may have not more than haphazard or incidental sight or sound contact with persons charged with, imprisoned for, or incarcerated for crimes.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-15.6(a), (b).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency
Chapter 19. Dispositional Decrees
31-37-19-1.5. Completion of Case Plan; Copies of Case Plan; Contents; Review and Update
31-37-19-1.7. Consult With Child; Selection of Child Representatives; Adviser
31-37-19-5. Additional Dispositional Decrees; Costs
31-37-19-6. Additional Actions by Court on Behalf of Delinquent Child
31-37-19-6-b. Additional Actions by Court on Behalf of Delinquent Child
31-37-19-8. Continuous or Intermittent Confinement; Substandard Juvenile Detention Facilities
31-37-19-11. Confinement Imposed Under Departmental Classification System; Limitation
31-37-19-11.5. Transitional Services; Data Collection; Annual Report
31-37-19-11.7. Telehealth Services
31-37-19-12. HIV Testing of Delinquent Child; Reporting; Notice to and Counseling of Victims
31-37-19-17.2. Fuel Theft by Delinquent Child
31-37-19-17.4. Court May Order a Delinquent Child to Receive Counseling
31-37-19-18. Surrendering and Forwarding Driver's Licenses or Permits
31-37-19-21. Juvenile Detention Facility Confining Child for More Than 30 Days; Criteria
31-37-19-23. Placement in Facility Located Outside Child's County of Residence
31-37-19-25. Decree Limiting Contact With Child; Copies to Parties and Law Enforcement Agencies
31-37-19-26. Determination and Reporting of Legal Settlement