Section 31-37-11-2 - Time for factfinding hearing or waiver hearing(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.