Section 31-37-3-2 - Children 15 through 17 years of age; requirements for detention or custody(a) It is a curfew violation for a child fifteen (15), sixteen (16), or seventeen (17) years of age to be in a public place:(1) between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Saturday or Sunday;(2) after 11 p.m. on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday; or(3) before 5 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday.(b) A law enforcement officer may not detain a child or take a child into custody based on a violation of this section unless the law enforcement officer, after making a reasonable determination and considering the facts and surrounding circumstances, reasonably believes that: (1) the child has violated this section; and(2) there is no legal defense to the violation.Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-2(a).
As added by P.L. 1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L. 87-2004, SEC.1.