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2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 19. Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-19-9. Confinement of Delinquent Child at Least 13 but Less Than 16 Years of Age Committing Act That Would Be Murder, Kidnapping, Rape, Criminal Deviate Conduct, or Robbery if Committed by Adult

Sec. 9. (a) This section applies if a child is a delinquent child under IC 31-37-1.
(b) After a juvenile court makes a determination under IC 11-8-8-5, the juvenile court may, in addition to an order under section 6 of this chapter, and if the child:
(1) is at least thirteen (13) years of age and less than sixteen (16) years of age; and
(2) committed an act that, if committed by an adult, would be:
(A) murder (IC 35-42-1-1);
(B) kidnapping (IC 35-42-3-2);
(C) rape (IC 35-42-4-1);
(D) criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2) (repealed); or
(E) robbery (IC 35-42-5-1) if the robbery was committed while armed with a deadly weapon or if the robbery resulted in bodily injury or serious bodily injury;
order wardship of the child to the department of correction for a fixed period that is not longer than the date the child becomes eighteen (18) years of age, subject to IC 11-10-2-10.
(c) Notwithstanding IC 11-10-2-5, the department of correction may not reduce the period ordered under this section (or IC 31-6-4-15.9(b)(8) before its repeal).
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-15.9(b) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.238-2001, SEC.17; P.L.140-2006, SEC.20 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.20; P.L.158-2013, SEC.330; P.L.214-2013, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 19. Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-19-10. Confinement of Delinquent Child at Least 14 Years of Age Having Two Prior Delinquency Adjudications and Who Commits an Act That Would Be a Felony Against a Person or a Level 1 Through Level 4 Felony Conviction for Burglary or a Controlled Substance Offense

Sec. 10. (a) This section applies to a child who:
(1) is adjudicated a delinquent child for an act that if committed by an adult would be:
(A) a felony against a person;
(B) a Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4 felony that is a controlled substances offense under IC 35-48-4-1 through IC 35-48-4-5; or
(C) burglary as a Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4 felony under IC 35-43-2-1;
(2) is at least fourteen (14) years of age at the time the child committed the act for which the child is being placed; and
(3) has two (2) unrelated prior adjudications of delinquency for acts that would be felonies if committed by an adult.
(b) A court may place the child in a facility authorized under this chapter for not more than two (2) years.
(c) Notwithstanding IC 11-10-2-5, the department of correction may not reduce the period ordered under this section (or IC 31-6-4-15.9(n) before its repeal).
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-15.9(n).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.331.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 19. Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-19-11. Confinement Imposed Under Departmental Classification System; Limitation

Sec. 11. If a child:
(1) is adjudicated a delinquent child for a delinquent act; and
(2) becomes a ward of the department of correction under this chapter (or IC 31-6-4-15.9 before its repeal);
the department of correction may not at any time during the child's confinement impose a departmental classification system on the child that would cause the child to be confined in a correctional facility for longer than the period of confinement under a departmental classification system that existed on the date that the child committed the delinquent act.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-21.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 19. Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-19-11.5. Transitional Services; Data Collection; Annual Report

Sec. 11.5. (a) Under the policies established by the statewide juvenile justice oversight body described in IC 2-5-36-9.3, a child who is a ward of the department of correction may receive at least three (3) months of transitional services to support reintegration back into the community and to reduce recidivism.
(b) The department of correction shall provide an annual report that includes data collected under this section that will help assess the impact of reintegration improvements, including tracking recidivism beyond reincarceration and into the adult system. The report shall be provided to the governor, the chief justice, and the legislative council before December 1 of each year. The report provided to the legislative council must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
(c) The expense of administering the transitional services may be paid, subject to available funding, from the division of youth services transitional services fund established by IC 11-10-2-11.
As added by P.L.101-2022, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 19. Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-19-11.7. Telehealth Services

Sec. 11.7. A juvenile court may recommend telehealth services (as defined in IC 25-1-9.5-6) as an alternative to a child receiving a diagnostic assessment under this section.
As added by P.L.101-2022, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 19. Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-19-12. HIV Testing of Delinquent Child; Reporting; Notice to and Counseling of Victims

Sec. 12. (a) This section applies if a child is a delinquent child under IC 31-37-1 due to the commission of a delinquent act that, if committed by an adult, would be:
(1) an offense relating to a criminal sexual act (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-216) and the offense created an epidemiologically demonstrated risk of transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); or
(2) an offense relating to controlled substances (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-217) if the offense involved:
(A) the delivery by a person to another person; or
(B) the use by a person on another person;
of a contaminated sharp (as defined in IC 16-41-16-2) or other paraphernalia that creates an epidemiologically demonstrated risk of transmission of HIV by involving percutaneous contact.
(b) The juvenile court shall, in addition to any other order or decree the court makes under this chapter, order the child to undergo a screening test for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
(c) If the screening test indicates the presence of antibodies to HIV, the court shall order the child to undergo a confirmatory test.
(d) If the confirmatory test confirms the presence of the HIV antibodies, the court shall report the results to the Indiana department of health.
(e) The Indiana department of health shall do the following:
(1) Notify potentially affected victims of the offense relating to a criminal sexual act (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-216) or offense relating to controlled substances (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-217) of the HIV screening results.
(2) Provide counseling regarding HIV and a referral for appropriate health care to the victims.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-15.9(j).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.125-2007, SEC.2; P.L.114-2012, SEC.52; P.L.56-2023, SEC.306.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 19. Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-19-13. Delinquent Acts Involving Controlled or Counterfeit Substances or Prescription Drugs; Invalidation of Driver's License or Permit

Sec. 13. (a) This section applies if a child is a delinquent child under IC 31-37-1 due to the commission of a delinquent act that, if committed by an adult, would be:
(1) dealing in:
(A) a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-9); or
(B) a counterfeit substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-10);
(2) possessing:
(A) a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-9); or
(B) a prescription drug (as defined in IC 35-48-1-25);
for which the child does not have a prescription; or
(3) conspiring to commit an act described in subdivision (1) or (2).
(b) The juvenile court shall, in addition to any other order or decree the court makes under this chapter, order the bureau of motor vehicles to invalidate the child's driver's license or permit for a period specified by the court of at least six (6) months but not more than one (1) year from the time the child would otherwise be eligible for a learner's permit.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-15.9(d) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.111-2021, SEC.98.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 19. Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-19-14. Delinquent Acts Involving Controlled or Counterfeit Substances or Prescription Drugs; Prior Adjudication of Act on or Near School Property; Invalidation of Driver's License or Permit

Sec. 14. (a) This section applies if:
(1) a child has been previously determined to be a delinquent child under IC 31-37-1 (or IC 31-6-4-1(b)(1) before its repeal) due to the commission of a delinquent act described in section 13(a)(1), 13(a)(2), or 13(a)(3) of this chapter (or IC 31-6-4-15.9(d)(1), IC 31-6-4-15.9(d)(2), or IC 31-6-4-15.9(d)(3) before its repeal); or
(2) the delinquent act described in section 13(a)(1), 13(a)(2), or 13(a)(3) of this chapter (or IC 31-6-4-15.9(d)(1), IC 31-6-4-15.9(d)(2), or IC 31-6-4-15.9(d)(3) before its repeal) was committed:
(A) on school property;
(B) within one thousand (1,000) feet of school property; or
(C) on a school bus.
(b) The juvenile court shall, in addition to any other order or decree the court makes under this chapter, order the bureau of motor vehicles to invalidate the child's driver's license for a period specified by the court of at least six (6) months but not more than two (2) years from the time the child would otherwise be eligible for a learner's permit.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-15.9(d) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.111-2021, SEC.99.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 19. Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-19-15. Delinquent Acts Involving Controlled or Counterfeit Substances or Prescription Drugs; Denial of Learner's Permit

Sec. 15. (a) This section applies if a child is a delinquent child under IC 31-37-1 due to the commission of a delinquent act that, if committed by an adult, would be:
(1) dealing in:
(A) a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-9); or
(B) a counterfeit substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-10);
(2) possessing:
(A) a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-9); or
(B) a prescription drug (as defined in IC 35-48-1-25);
for which the child does not have a prescription; or
(3) conspiring to commit an act described in subdivision (1) or (2).
(b) The juvenile court shall, in addition to any other order or decree the court makes under this chapter, order the bureau of motor vehicles not to issue the child a learner's permit for a period specified by the court of at least six (6) months but not more than one (1) year from the time the child would otherwise be eligible for a learner's permit.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-15.9(e) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 19. Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-19-16. Delinquent Acts Involving Controlled or Counterfeit Substances or Prescription Drugs; Prior Adjudication of Act on or Near School Property; Denial of Learner's Permit

Sec. 16. (a) This section applies if:
(1) a child has been previously determined to be a delinquent child under IC 31-37-1 (or IC 31-6-4-1(b)(1) before its repeal) due to the commission of a delinquent act described in section 15(a)(1), 15(a)(2), or 15(a)(3) of this chapter (or IC 31-6-4-15.9(e)(1), IC 31-6-4-15.9(e)(2), or IC 31-6-4-15.9(e)(3) before its repeal); or
(2) the delinquent act described in section 15(a)(1), 15(a)(2), or 15(a)(3) of this chapter (or IC 31-6-4-15.9(e)(1), IC 31-6-4-15.9(e)(2), or IC 31-6-4-15.9(e)(3) before its repeal) was committed:
(A) on school property;
(B) within one thousand (1,000) feet of school property; or
(C) on a school bus.
(b) The juvenile court shall, in addition to any other order or decree the court makes under this chapter, order the bureau of motor vehicles not to issue the child a learner's permit for a period specified by the court of at least six (6) months but not more than two (2) years from the time the child would otherwise be eligible for a learner's permit.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-15.9(e) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 19. Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-19-17. Delinquent Acts Involving Criminal Mischief or Use of Graffiti; Suspension of Driver's License or Invalidation of Learner's Permit

Sec. 17. (a) This section applies if a child is a delinquent child under IC 31-37-1 due to the commission of a delinquent act that, if committed by an adult, would be criminal mischief or institutional criminal mischief under IC 35-43-1-2 that involves the use of graffiti.
(b) The juvenile court may, in addition to any other order or decree the court makes under this chapter, order the bureau of motor vehicles to:
(1) suspend the child's driver's license; or
(2) invalidate the child's learner's permit;
for one (1) year beginning the date of the order.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-15.9(f).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.111-2021, SEC.100.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 19. Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-19-17.2. Fuel Theft by Delinquent Child

Sec. 17.2. (a) This section applies if a child is a delinquent child under IC 31-37-1 due to the commission of a delinquent act that, if committed by an adult, would be a theft or criminal conversion described in IC 35-43-4-8 (fuel theft).
(b) The juvenile court shall, in addition to any other order or decree the court makes under this chapter, order the bureau of motor vehicles to:
(1) suspend the child's driving privileges; or
(2) invalidate the child's driving privileges;
under IC 9-30-13-8 in the same manner as the bureau of motor vehicles is required to suspend the driving privileges of a person convicted of fuel theft.
As added by P.L.117-2001, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.405.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 19. Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-19-17.4. Court May Order a Delinquent Child to Receive Counseling

Sec. 17.4. (a) This section applies if a child is a delinquent child under IC 31-37-1 due to the commission of a delinquent act that, if committed by an adult, would be an offense relating to a criminal sexual act (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-216).
(b) The juvenile court may, in addition to any other order or decree the court makes under this chapter, order:
(1) the child; and
(2) the child's parent or guardian;
to receive psychological counseling as directed by the court, subject to the applicable provisions of IC 31-37-17-1.4 and IC 31-37-18-9.
As added by P.L.70-2004, SEC.28. Amended by P.L.125-2007, SEC.3; P.L.146-2008, SEC.653; P.L.114-2012, SEC.53.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 19. Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-19-18. Surrendering and Forwarding Driver's Licenses or Permits

Sec. 18. If the court orders invalidation or denial of issuance of driving privileges as described in IC 31-37-5-7 or section 4, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, or 17.3 of this chapter (or IC 31-6-4-15.9(c), IC 31-6-4-15.9(d), IC 31-6-4-15.9(e), or IC 31-6-4-15.9(f) before the repeal of IC 31-6-4-15.9):
(1) the bureau of motor vehicles shall comply with the order for invalidation or denial of issuance; and
(2) the child shall surrender to the court all driver's licenses or permits of the child and the court shall immediately forward the licenses or permits to the bureau of motor vehicles.
If a juvenile court recommends suspension of driving privileges under section 17.3 of this chapter, IC 9-30-6-12(b), IC 9-30-6-12(c), IC 9-30-6-12(d), and IC 9-30-6-12(e) apply to the child's driving privileges.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-15.9(g).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.32-2000, SEC.23; P.L.109-2011, SEC.39; P.L.125-2012, SEC.406.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 19. Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-19-19. Period of Invalidation or Denial of License or Permit; Maximum; Order to Allow Receipt of License or Permit Before Completion of Period

Sec. 19. The juvenile court may:
(1) enter an order for the maximum period of invalidation or denial of issuance under sections 13, 14, 15, and 16 of this chapter; and
(2) following a determination that the child has committed no further delinquent acts, enter an order to allow the child to receive a license or permit before the period of invalidation or denial is completed.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-15.9(h).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 19. Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-19-20. Restitution or Removal of Graffiti; Rescission of Order Suspending or Invalidating Driver's License or Learner's Permit

Sec. 20. (a) This section applies if the juvenile court has entered an order for suspension or invalidation of a driver's license or a learner's permit under section 17 of this chapter (or IC 31-6-4-15.9(f) before its repeal).
(b) Following a determination by the juvenile court that the child has removed or painted over the graffiti or has made other suitable restitution, the court may:
(1) rescind the order for suspension or invalidation; and
(2) allow the child to receive a license or permit before the period of suspension or invalidation ends.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-15.9(i).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.111-2021, SEC.101.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 19. Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-19-21. Juvenile Detention Facility Confining Child for More Than 30 Days; Criteria

Sec. 21. As part of a dispositional decree, a child may only be confined in a juvenile detention facility for more than thirty (30) days if the facility meets the following criteria:
(1) The facility provides to delinquent children a program that includes recreation, education, counseling, and health care.
(2) The program provides services and treatment to:
(A) meet the individual needs of the delinquent child;
(B) involve the delinquent child's family if possible; and
(C) provide transitional services for delinquent children returning to community placement.
(3) The program must be administered and operated by staff who are qualified through education and training to provide rehabilitation and treatment.
(4) The juvenile detention facility must meet the state standards and licensing requirements established by 210 IAC 6.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-15.9(k).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 19. Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-19-22. Dispositional Decree Containing a No Contact Order for Child Needing Care, Treatment, or Rehabilitation; Protective Order Depository; Confidential Form

Sec. 22. If a court issues a dispositional decree that includes a no contact order under section 6(b)(2)(G) of this chapter:
(1) the clerk of the court shall comply with IC 5-2-9; and
(2) the petitioner shall file a confidential form prescribed or approved by the office of judicial administration with the clerk.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-15.9(l).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.133-2002, SEC.37; P.L.161-2018, SEC.43.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 19. Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-19-23. Placement in Facility Located Outside Child's County of Residence

Sec. 23. A court may not place a child who is a delinquent child under IC 31-37-1 (or IC 31-6-4-1(b)(1) before its repeal) in:
(1) a community based correctional facility for children;
(2) a juvenile detention facility;
(3) a secure facility;
(4) a secure private facility; or
(5) a shelter care facility;
that is located outside the child's county of residence unless placement of the child in a comparable facility with adequate services located in the child's county of residence is unavailable or the child's county of residence does not have an appropriate comparable facility with adequate services.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-15.9(m).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 19. Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-19-24. Order for Participation by Parent, Guardian, or Custodian in Program of Care, Treatment, or Rehabilitation for Child

Sec. 24. If the juvenile court determines that a parent, guardian, or custodian should participate in a program of care, treatment, or rehabilitation for the child, the court may order the parent, guardian, or custodian to:
(1) obtain assistance in fulfilling the obligations as a parent, guardian, or custodian;
(2) provide specified care, treatment, or supervision for the child;
(3) work with a person providing care, treatment, or rehabilitation for the child; and
(4) participate in a program operated by or through the department of correction.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-15.8 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 19. Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-19-25. Decree Limiting Contact With Child; Copies to Parties and Law Enforcement Agencies

Sec. 25. (a) The clerk of the court that enters a dispositional decree under this article that requires a person to refrain from direct or indirect contact with a child shall provide a copy of the decree to the following:
(1) Each party.
(2) The sheriff.
(3) The law enforcement agency of the municipality, if any, in which the child resides.
(b) Each sheriff and law enforcement agency that receives a decree under subsection (a) shall maintain a copy of the decree in the depository established by IC 5-2-9. The decree may be removed from the depository after the later of the following occurs:
(1) The lapse of one (1) year after the decree is entered.
(2) The date specified in the decree if any.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-16.1 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 19. Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-19-26. Determination and Reporting of Legal Settlement

Sec. 26. (a) This section applies if a juvenile court:
(1) places a child;
(2) changes the placement of a child; or
(3) reviews the implementation of a decree under IC 31-37-20 (or IC 31-6-4-19 before its repeal) of a child placed;
in a state licensed private or public health care facility, child care facility, foster family home, or the home of a relative or other unlicensed caretaker.
(b) The juvenile court shall do the following:
(1) Make findings of fact concerning the legal settlement of the child.
(2) Apply IC 20-26-11-2(a)(1) through IC 20-26-11-2(a)(8) to determine where the child has legal settlement.
(3) Include the findings of fact required by this section in the:
(A) dispositional order;
(B) modification order; or
(C) other decree;
making or changing the placement of the child.
(c) The juvenile court may determine that the legal settlement of the child is in the school corporation in which the child will attend school under IC 20-26-11-8(d).
(d) The juvenile court shall comply with the reporting requirements under IC 20-26-11-9 concerning the legal settlement of the child.
(e) The juvenile court may place a child in a public school, regardless of whether the public school has a waiting list for admissions, if the court determines that the school's program meets the child's educational needs and the school agrees to the placement. A placement under this subsection does not affect the legal settlement of the child.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-18.5(b) part, (d) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.211; P.L.13-2006, SEC.6; P.L.159-2007, SEC.6; P.L.65-2012, SEC.7; P.L.160-2012, SEC.58; P.L.38-2020, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 19. Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-19-27. Emancipation of Child; Findings; Terms

Sec. 27. (a) The juvenile court for the county in which a child resides may emancipate the child under section 1(a)(5) or 5(b)(5) of this chapter upon a petition brought by the child.
(b) The court in which a petition is filed under subsection (a) shall appoint an attorney to serve as guardian ad litem for the child. The guardian ad litem shall investigate the statements contained in the petition and file a report of the investigation with the court.
(c) After receiving the report of the guardian ad litem under subsection (b) and holding a hearing, the court may grant the petition if the court finds that the child:
(1) wishes to be free from parental control and protection and no longer needs that control and protection;
(2) has sufficient money for the child's own support;
(3) understands the consequences of being free from parental control and protection; and
(4) has an acceptable plan for independent living.
(d) If the juvenile court completely emancipates the child, the child has all the rights and responsibilities of an adult. If the juvenile court partially emancipates the child, the court shall specify the terms of the emancipation, which may include the following:
(1) Suspension of the parent's or guardian's duty to support the child. In this case, the judgment of emancipation supersedes the support order of a court.
(2) Suspension of:
(A) the parent's or guardian's right to the control or custody of the child; and
(B) the parent's right to the child's earnings.
(3) Empowering the child to consent to military enlistment.
(4) Empowering the child to consent to:
(A) medical;
(B) psychological;
(C) psychiatric;
(D) educational; or
(E) social;
services.
(5) Empowering the child to contract.
(6) Empowering the child to own property.
(e) An emancipated child remains subject to the following:
(1) IC 20-33-2 concerning compulsory school attendance.
(2) The continuing jurisdiction of the court.
(3) IC 31-11-1-4 concerning minimum age for marriage.
(4) Other specific constitutional and statutory age requirements applicable to the emancipated child because of the emancipated child's age, including requirements regarding voting, use of alcoholic beverages or tobacco products, and other health and safety regulations.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-15.7 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.212; P.L.85-2017, SEC.107; P.L.94-2020, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 19. Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-19-28. Copy of Dispositional Decree of a Medicaid Recipient Child by Court to Division of Family Resources

Sec. 28. (a) This section applies if a predispositional report indicates that a child receives Medicaid and a court places the child in:
(1) a juvenile detention facility; or
(2) a secure facility, not including a facility licensed as a child caring institution under IC 31-27.
(b) The court shall immediately provide a copy of the dispositional decree to the division of family resources.
As added by P.L.114-2009, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 20. Review of Dispositional Decrees; Formal Review Hearings › 31-37-20-1. Progress Reports; Procedure for Modification of Decree

Sec. 1. At any time after the date of an original dispositional decree, the juvenile court may order the probation department to file a report on the progress made in implementing the decree. If, after reviewing the report, the juvenile court seeks to consider modification of the dispositional decree, the court shall proceed under IC 31-37-22.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-19(a) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.348; P.L.146-2008, SEC.654.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 20. Review of Dispositional Decrees; Formal Review Hearings › 31-37-20-3. Formal Hearing on Continued Jurisdiction; Periodic Jurisdiction Review; Referral to Permanency Roundtable

Sec. 3. (a) The court shall hold a formal hearing on the question of continued jurisdiction:
(1) every eighteen (18) months after:
(A) the date of the original dispositional decree; or
(B) a delinquent child was removed from the child's parent, guardian, or custodian;
whichever comes first; or
(2) more often if ordered by the juvenile court.
(b) The state must show that jurisdiction should continue by proving that the objectives of the dispositional decree have not been accomplished and that a continuation of the decree with or without modifications has a probability of success.
(c) If the state does not sustain the state's burden for continued jurisdiction, the court may:
(1) authorize a petition for termination of the parent-child relationship; or
(2) discharge the child or the child's parent, guardian, or custodian.
(d) A jurisdictional review of the dispositional decree, including a review of the child's permanency plan, if required under IC 31-37-19-1.5, shall be held at least once every twelve (12) months.
(e) The department shall refer a child's permanency plan to a permanency roundtable before a jurisdictional review under subsection (d). The permanency roundtable may make recommendations regarding a permanency plan, and the recommendations must be included in a report under section 4 of this chapter.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-19(i).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.656; P.L.48-2012, SEC.73.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 20. Review of Dispositional Decrees; Formal Review Hearings › 31-37-20-4. Progress Report Required for Case Review or Continued Jurisdiction

Sec. 4. Before a hearing under section 2 or 3 of this chapter, the probation department shall prepare a report in accordance with IC 31-37-21 on the progress made in implementing the dispositional decree. A report under this section shall also include recommendations from the permanency roundtable under section 3 of this chapter.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-19(d) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.350; P.L.146-2008, SEC.657; P.L.48-2012, SEC.74.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 20. Review of Dispositional Decrees; Formal Review Hearings › 31-37-20-4.5. Notice of Hearing; Opportunity to Be Heard

Sec. 4.5. (a) At least ten (10) days before a hearing under section 2 or 3 of this chapter, the probation department shall send notice of the hearing to each of the following:
(1) The child's parent, guardian, or custodian.
(2) An attorney who has entered an appearance on behalf of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian.
(3) The child or an attorney who has entered an appearance on behalf of the child.
(4) A prospective adoptive parent named in a petition for adoption of the child filed under IC 31-19-2 if:
(A) each consent to adoption of the child that is required under IC 31-19-9-1 has been executed in the form and manner required by IC 31-19-9 and filed with the local office;
(B) the court having jurisdiction in the adoption case has determined under any applicable provision of IC 31-19-9 that consent to adoption is not required from a parent, guardian, or custodian; or
(C) a petition to terminate the parent-child relationship between the child and any parent who has not executed a written consent to adoption under IC 31-19-9-2 has been filed under IC 31-35 and is pending.
(5) Any other person who:
(A) the probation department has knowledge is currently providing care for the child; and
(B) is not required to be licensed under IC 12-17.2 or IC 31-27 to provide care for the child.
(6) Any other suitable relative.
(b) The court shall provide to a person described in subsection (a) an opportunity to be heard and to make any recommendations to the court in a hearing under section 2 or 3 of this chapter. The right to be heard and to make recommendations under this subsection includes:
(1) the right of a person described in subsection (a) to submit a written statement to the court that, if served upon all parties to the delinquency proceeding and the persons described in subsection (a), may be made a part of the court record; and
(2) the right to present oral testimony to the court and cross-examine any of the witnesses at the hearing.
(c) This section does not exempt the probation department from sending a notice of the review to each party to the delinquency proceeding.
(d) The court shall continue the hearing if, at the time set for the hearing, the probation department has not provided the court with a signed verification that any person required to be notified under this section has been notified in the manner stated in the verification, unless the person appears for the hearing.
As added by P.L.138-2007, SEC.86. Amended by P.L.128-2012, SEC.175; P.L.123-2014, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 20. Review of Dispositional Decrees; Formal Review Hearings › 31-37-20-5. Repealed

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-19(j) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Repealed by P.L.46-2016, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 20. Review of Dispositional Decrees; Formal Review Hearings › 31-37-20-6. Review of Child's Legal Settlement

Sec. 6. (a) This section applies if a juvenile court reviews the implementation of a decree under this chapter (or IC 31-6-4-19 before its repeal) or any other law concerning a child placed in a state licensed private or public health care facility, child care facility, or foster family home.
(b) The juvenile court shall review the court's findings under IC 31-37-19-26 (or IC 31-6-4-18.5(b) before its repeal) and determine whether circumstances have changed the legal settlement of the child.
(c) If the child's legal settlement has changed, the court shall issue an order that modifies the court's findings of fact concerning the legal settlement of the child.
(d) If the court has not previously made findings of fact concerning legal settlement as provided in IC 31-37-19-26 the court shall make the appropriate findings in the court's order entered under this chapter.
(e) The juvenile court shall comply with the reporting requirements under IC 20-26-11-9 concerning the legal settlement of the child.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-18.5(c) part, (d) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.213.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 20. Review of Dispositional Decrees; Formal Review Hearings › 31-37-20-7. Discharge of Child

Sec. 7. When the juvenile court finds that the objectives of the dispositional decree have been met, the court shall discharge the child and the child's parent, guardian, or custodian.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-19(g) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 20. Review of Dispositional Decrees; Formal Review Hearings › 31-37-20-8. Documents Provided to Individual Leaving Foster Care

Sec. 8. (a) This section applies to an individual who:
(1) is leaving foster care because the individual is at least eighteen (18) years of age; and
(2) has been in foster care for at least six (6) months.
(b) Before an individual described in subsection (a) leaves foster care, the probation officer shall provide to the individual the following documents that are applicable to the individual:
(1) An official or certified copy of the individual's United States birth certificate.
(2) A Social Security card issued for the individual by the Social Security Administration.
(3) Insurance records for the individual.
(4) A copy of the individual's medical records.
(5) The individual's driver's license or identification card issued by the state.
(6) Information concerning the individual's enrollment in the Medicaid program.
(7) A foster care verification form.
As added by P.L.104-2015, SEC.47. Amended by P.L.187-2015, SEC.30; P.L.124-2017, SEC.4; P.L.243-2019, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 21. Reports Required for Reviewing Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-21-1. Progress Report; Modification Report

Sec. 1. (a) Before a hearing under IC 31-37-20-2 or IC 31-37-20-3, the probation department shall prepare a report on the progress made in implementing the dispositional decree, including the progress made in rehabilitating the child, preventing placement out-of-home, reuniting the family, or finalizing another permanency plan as approved by the court.
(b) Before preparing the report required by subsection (a), the probation department shall consult a foster parent of the child about the child's progress made while in the foster parent's care.
(c) If modification of the dispositional decree is recommended, the probation department shall prepare a modification report containing the information required by IC 31-37-17 and request a formal court hearing.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-19(d) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.351; P.L.146-2008, SEC.658.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 21. Reports Required for Reviewing Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-21-2. Provision of Copies of Reports and Factual Summaries of Reports

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), a report prepared by the state:
(1) for the juvenile court's review of the court's dispositional decree; or
(2) for use at a periodic case review or hearing under IC 31-37-20-2 or IC 31-37-20-3;
shall be made available to the child, and the child's parent, foster parent, guardian, guardian ad litem, custodian, court appointed special advocate, or any other person who is entitled to receive notice under IC 31-37-20-4.5 within a reasonable time after the report's presentation to the court or before the hearing.
(b) If the court determines on the record that the report contains information that should not be released to any person who is entitled to receive a report under subsection (a), the court is not required to make the report available to the person as required under subsection (a). However, the court shall provide a copy of the report to the following:
(1) Each attorney or a guardian ad litem representing the child.
(2) Each attorney representing the child's parent, guardian, or custodian.
(3) A court appointed special advocate.
(c) The court may also provide a factual summary of the report to the child or the child's parent, foster parent, guardian, or custodian.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citations: 31-6-4-19(e) part; 31-6-4-19(g); 31-6-4-19.5 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.146-2006, SEC.58; P.L.138-2007, SEC.87.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 21. Reports Required for Reviewing Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-21-3. Admissibility of Reports; Opportunity to Controvert Report

Sec. 3. (a) Any report may be admitted into evidence to the extent that the report contains evidence of probative value even if the evidence would otherwise be excluded.
(b) If a report contains information that should not be released to the child or the child's parent, guardian, custodian, or any other person who is entitled to receive a report under section 2 of this chapter, a factual summary of the report may be admitted.
(c) The following shall be given a fair opportunity to controvert any part of the report admitted into evidence:
(1) The child.
(2) The child's parent, guardian, or custodian.
(3) The person representing the interests of the state.
(4) Any other person who is entitled to receive a report under section 2 of this chapter.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-19(f) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.138-2007, SEC.88.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 22. Modification of Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-22-1. Motion for Modification

Sec. 1. (a) While the juvenile court retains jurisdiction under IC 31-30-2, the juvenile court may modify any dispositional decree:
(1) upon the juvenile court's own motion;
(2) upon the motion of:
(A) the child;
(B) the child's parent, guardian, custodian, or guardian ad litem;
(C) the probation officer; or
(D) the prosecuting attorney; or
(3) upon the motion of any person providing services to the child or to the child's parent, guardian, or custodian under a decree of the court.
(b) Upon receipt of a motion under section 11 of this chapter, the juvenile court shall reinstate its jurisdiction to conduct a hearing and issue an appropriate order in accordance with section 11 of this chapter.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-16(a) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.352; P.L.146-2008, SEC.659; P.L.86-2017, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 22. Modification of Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-22-2. Award of Guardianship of Child to Department of Correction

Sec. 2. If a child has been in the custody of the department of correction under the juvenile court's original dispositional decree, the juvenile court may not award guardianship of the child back to the department unless the juvenile court holds a hearing and finds that the child violated a modified dispositional decree.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-16(a) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 22. Modification of Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-22-3. Notice and Hearing Requirements; Temporary Order for Emergency Change in Child's Residence

Sec. 3. (a) If the motion requests an emergency change in the child's residence, the juvenile court may issue a temporary order. However, the probation officer shall then give notice to the persons affected and the juvenile court shall hold a hearing on the question if requested.
(b) If the motion requests any other modification, the probation officer shall give notice to the persons affected and the juvenile court shall hold a hearing on the question.
(c) The procedures specified in IC 31-37-17-1.4 and IC 31-37-18-9 apply to any modification of a dispositional decree under this chapter that requires or would require payment by the department, under IC 31-40-1, for any of the costs of programs, placements, or services for or on behalf of the child.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-16(b) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.660.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 22. Modification of Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-22-4. Notification of Report; Notice

Sec. 4. If a hearing is required, IC 31-37-17 governs the preparation and use of a modification report. The report shall be prepared if the state or any person other than the child or the child's parent, guardian, guardian ad litem, or custodian is requesting the modification. Notice of any hearing under this chapter shall be given in accordance with IC 31-37-18-1.3.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-16(b) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.138-2007, SEC.89.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 22. Modification of Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-22-5. Repealed

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-16(c).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.661. Repealed by P.L.187-2015, SEC.31.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 22. Modification of Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-22-6. Repealed

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-16(f).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.214. Repealed by P.L.187-2015, SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 22. Modification of Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-22-7. Repealed

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-16(d).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Repealed by P.L.187-2015, SEC.33.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 22. Modification of Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-22-8. Description by Local Alternative Facility Seeking Court Approval

Sec. 8. A local alternative facility seeking the approval of the juvenile court shall provide the court with a description of the following:
(1) The facility's location and facilities.
(2) The facility's staff, including personnel qualifications.
(3) The maximum number of children who may be housed in the facility, including a ratio of staff to children when the facility is at maximum capacity.
(4) Funding sources.
(5) Programs that will be provided for children who are housed in the facility.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-16(e).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 22. Modification of Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-22-9. Copy of Modified Dispositional Order for Former Medicaid Child Recipient by Court to Division of Family Resources

Sec. 9. If:
(1) a juvenile court modifies its disposition order under this chapter;
(2) the child named in the order received Medicaid before disposition as indicated by the predispositional report; and
(3) the juvenile court previously placed or intends to place the child in:
(A) a juvenile detention facility; or
(B) a secure facility, not including a facility licensed as a child caring institution under IC 31-27;
the court shall immediately provide a copy of the modified dispositional decree to the division of family resources.
As added by P.L.114-2009, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency › Chapter 22. Modification of Dispositional Decrees › 31-37-22-10. Documents Provided to Individual Leaving Foster Care

Sec. 10. (a) This section applies to an individual who:
(1) is leaving foster care because the individual is eighteen (18) years of age or older; and
(2) has been in foster care for at least six (6) months.
(b) Before an individual described in subsection (a) leaves foster care, the probation officer shall provide to the individual all the following documents that are applicable to the individual:
(1) An official or certified copy of the individual's United States birth certificate.
(2) A Social Security card issued for the individual by the Social Security Administration.
(3) Insurance records.
(4) A copy of the individual's medical records.
(5) A driver's license or identification card issued by the state.
(6) Information concerning the individual's enrollment in the Medicaid program.
As added by P.L.104-2015, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.187-2015, SEC.34; P.L.124-2017, SEC.5.