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Chapter 1. Applicable Rules of Procedure
31-32-1-1. Applicability of Rules Governing Criminal Trials - Sec. 1. If a child is alleged to be a...
31-32-1-2. Applicability of Laws Governing Criminal Trials - Sec. 2. If a person is charged with a crime,...
31-32-1-3. Applicability of Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure - Sec. 3. In cases not subject to section 1 or...
31-32-1-4. Hearing Notices Regarding Chins or Delinquent Cases - Sec. 4. (a) Any written notice of a hearing or...
Chapter 2. Rights of Persons Subject to Juvenile Court Jurisdiction
31-32-2-1. Rights of Child - Sec. 1. Except when a child may be excluded from...
31-32-2-2. Additional Rights of Child Charged With Delinquent Act - Sec. 2. In addition to the rights described in section...
31-32-2-2.5. Privileged Statements Made to a Mental Health Evaluator; Exceptions - Sec. 2.5. (a) This section applies only to a court...
31-32-2-3. Rights of Parent, Guardian, or Custodian - Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to the following proceedings:...
31-32-2-4. Waiver to Court Having Criminal Jurisdiction; Requirement for Criminal Charge or Conviction - Sec. 4. A child may not be charged with or...
31-32-2-5. Parent's Right to Representation by Counsel - Sec. 5. A parent is entitled to representation by counsel...
31-32-2-6. Adjudication Not Considered Criminal Conviction; Civil Disability Not Imposed - Sec. 6. (a) A child may not be considered a...
31-32-2-7. Contact With Juvenile Justice System Not Disqualification From Governmental Application, Examination, or Appointment - Sec. 7. A child's contact with the juvenile justice system...
Chapter 2.5. Right to Intervene in Child in Need of Services Proceedings and Termination of Parent-Child Relationship Proceedings
31-32-2.5-1. Petition to Request Intervention - Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and...
31-32-2.5-2. Hearing - Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or...
31-32-2.5-3. Determination on Petition - Sec. 3. A court shall grant a petition to intervene...
Chapter 3. Guardians Ad Litem and Court Appointed Special Advocates
31-32-3-1. Appointment - Sec. 1. (a) The juvenile court may appoint a guardian...
31-32-3-2. Persons Ineligible for Appointment - Sec. 2. A court may not appoint a party to...
31-32-3-3. Appointment of Child's Attorney as Guardian Ad Litem or Court Appointed Special Advocate - Sec. 3. A guardian ad litem or court appointed special...
31-32-3-4. Representation by Attorney - Sec. 4. The guardian ad litem or the court appointed...
31-32-3-5. Court Appointment of Attorney - Sec. 5. If necessary to protect the child's interests, the...
31-32-3-6. Representation of Best Interests of Child - Sec. 6. A guardian ad litem or court appointed special...
31-32-3-7. Officers of the Court - Sec. 7. The guardian ad litem or the court appointed...
31-32-3-8. Term of Appointment - Sec. 8. (a) A guardian ad litem or court appointed...
31-32-3-9. Fees - Sec. 9. If any fees arise, payment shall be made...
31-32-3-10. Civil Immunity; Employee of or Volunteer for an Early Intervention Advocate; Preventative Program Staff Member - Sec. 10. Except for gross misconduct, if: (1) a guardian...
31-32-3-10.5. Civil Immunity for Placement of a Child on a Waiting List for Guardian Ad Litem or Court Appointed Special Advocate Services - Sec. 10.5. (a) As used in this section, "court appointed...
31-32-3-11. Voluntary Preventative Program for At-Risk Children; Criminal History Check of Staff and Early Intervention Advocate; Authorized Actions; Confidential Information; Request for Assistance; Civil and Criminal Immunity - Sec. 11. (a) A juvenile court may establish a voluntary...
31-32-3-12. Voluntary Preventative Program for Juveniles - Sec. 12. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section:...
Chapter 4. Right to Counsel
31-32-4-1. Persons Entitled to Representation by Counsel - Sec. 1. The following persons are entitled to be represented...
31-32-4-2. Court Appointment of Counsel to Represent Child - Sec. 2. (a) If: (1) a child alleged to be...
31-32-4-3. Court Appointment of Counsel to Represent Parent - Sec. 3. (a) If: (1) a parent in proceedings to...
31-32-4-4. Payment for Counsel - Sec. 4. Payment for counsel shall be made under IC...
Chapter 5. Waiver of Rights
31-32-5-1. Waiver of Rights Guaranteed to Child - Sec. 1. Any rights guaranteed to a child under the...
31-32-5-2. Child's Waiver of Right to Meaningful Consultation - Sec. 2. The child may waive the child's right to...
31-32-5-3. Admissibility of Excluded Statement for Impeachment Purposes - Sec. 3. If: (1) a statement made knowingly and voluntarily...
31-32-5-4. Waiver of Rights During Custodial Interrogation - Sec. 4. In determining whether any waiver of rights during...
31-32-5-5. Parent's Waiver of Right to Representation by Counsel - Sec. 5. A parent who is entitled to representation by...
31-32-5-6. Waiver of Service of Summons - Sec. 6. Any person other than the child may waive...
31-32-5-7. Waiver of Right of Parent, Guardian, or Custodian to Be Present at Hearing Concerning Child - Sec. 7. The right of a parent, guardian, or custodian...
Chapter 6. Trial in Open Court; Jury Trial
31-32-6-1. Adults Charged With Contempt or Criminal Charges - Sec. 1. All proceedings in the juvenile court involving adults...
31-32-6-2. Exclusion of Public - Sec. 2. The juvenile court shall determine whether the public...
31-32-6-3. Certain Delinquency Proceedings Open to Public - Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 4 of this...
31-32-6-4. Closing of Proceeding to Protect Child Witness or Child Victim; Motion - Sec. 4. (a) Upon motion of the prosecuting attorney, the...
31-32-6-5. Closing of Proceeding to Protect Child Witness or Child Victim; Factors - Sec. 5. In determining whether closing a proceeding is necessary...
31-32-6-6. Closing of Proceeding to Protect Child Witness or Child Victim; Findings; Filing of Exclusion Order - Sec. 6. If a proceeding is closed to the public...
31-32-6-7. Bench Trials; Jury Trial for Adult Charged With Crime; Waiver of Trial by Jury - Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), all...
31-32-6-8. Exclusion of Child - Sec. 8. In proceedings involving: (1) the termination of the...
Chapter 7. Venue
31-32-7-1. Venue of Proceedings - Sec. 1. If a child is alleged to be a...
31-32-7-2. Change of Venue - Sec. 2. A change of venue from the county may...
31-32-7-3. Assignment of Case or Supervision of Child to County of Child's Residence - Sec. 3. (a) Upon: (1) the juvenile court's own motion;...
Chapter 8. Change of Judge
31-32-8-1. Affidavit; Time for Filing - Sec. 1. Except as provided in section 2 of this...
31-32-8-2. Proceedings to Terminate Parent-Child Relationship With Individual Convicted of Criminal Offense - Sec. 2. The judge who presided over the trial at...
Chapter 9. Service of Summons
31-32-9-1. Manner of Service - Sec. 1. (a) Service may be made upon any person...
31-32-9-2. Service by Publication - Sec. 2. (a) If any person other than the child...
Chapter 10. Discovery
31-32-10-1. Criminal Discovery Procedures; Delinquency Proceedings - Sec. 1. In cases in which a child is alleged...
31-32-10-2. Criminal Discovery Procedures; Adult Criminal Proceedings - Sec. 2. In cases in which an adult is charged...
31-32-10-3. Civil Discovery Procedures - Sec. 3. In cases other than those described by section...
Chapter 11. Evidence
31-32-11-1. Admissibility of Privileged Communications - Sec. 1. The privileged communication between: (1) a husband and...
Chapter 12. Mental or Physical Examinations
31-32-12-1. Mental or Physical Examination or Treatment - Sec. 1. If the procedures under IC 31-32-13 are followed,...
31-32-12-2. Temporary Confinement of Child - Sec. 2. (a) The juvenile court may order temporary confinement...
31-32-12-3. Return of Child After Passing of Emergency - Sec. 3. Whenever an emergency has passed or whenever medical...
31-32-12-4. Effect of Chapter - Sec. 4. This chapter is in addition to, is not...
Chapter 13. Issuance of Orders
31-32-13-1. Motion for Issuance of Order - Sec. 1. Upon a juvenile court's motion or upon the...
31-32-13-2. Hearing and Consideration of Matter - Sec. 2. The juvenile court may: (1) immediately set a...
31-32-13-3. Notice - Sec. 3. The juvenile court must give notice to any...
31-32-13-4. Finding; Admissible Evidence - Sec. 4. The court shall issue an order under section...
31-32-13-5. Specificity of Order - Sec. 5. An order issued under section 1 of this...
31-32-13-6. Duration of Order; Extension, Modification, or Dissolution - Sec. 6. An order issued under section 1 of this...
31-32-13-7. Issuance of Emergency Order - Sec. 7. If: (1) the juvenile court determines on the...
31-32-13-8. Duration of Emergency Order - Sec. 8. (a) An emergency order issued under section 7...
31-32-13-9. Protective Order Depositories; Confidential Form - Sec. 9. When a court issues an order or an...
Chapter 14. Contempt of Court
31-32-14-1. Punishment for Contempt - Sec. 1. The juvenile court may punish a person for...
Chapter 15. Appeals
31-32-15-1. Appeal and Review - Sec. 1. Appeals may be taken as provided by law....
Chapter 16. Involuntary Drug and Alcohol Treatment
31-32-16-1. Involuntary Treatment; Drug or Alcohol Treatment - Sec. 1. A proceeding under this chapter is separate from...
31-32-16-2. Filing of Verified Petition; Affidavit; Placement in State Owned or Operated Facility; Participation of Parent, Guardian, or Custodian in Treatment - Sec. 2. (a) A parent, guardian, or custodian of a...
31-32-16-3. Verified Petition; Summary of Facts - Sec. 3. A verified petition filed under section 2 of...
31-32-16-4. Ex Parte Probable Cause Determination; Assessment; Hearing - Sec. 4. (a) The juvenile court, after making an ex...
31-32-16-5. Treatment; Clear and Convincing Evidence - Sec. 5. Following a hearing, the juvenile court may order...
31-32-16-6. Review Hearing; Additional Term of Treatment; Findings of Fact - Sec. 6. (a) Before the expiration of a period of...
31-32-16-7. Participation of Parent, Guardian, or Custodian in Treatment - Sec. 7. The juvenile court may order each parent, guardian,...
31-32-16-8. Modification of Treatment Order - Sec. 8. The juvenile court may modify the original terms...
31-32-16-9. Costs and Fees - Sec. 9. A parent, guardian, or custodian is required to...
31-32-16-10. Drug and Alcohol Assessment - Sec. 10. Notwithstanding IC 34-46-3 and IC 25-33-1-17, the judge...
31-32-16-11. Guardian Ad Litem - Sec. 11. The judge of the juvenile court may appoint...