Ind. Code § 31-37-19-23

Current through P.L. 171-2024

Section 31-37-19-23 - Placement in facility located outside child's county of residence

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.

IC 31-37-19-23

Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-15.9(m).

As added by P.L. 1-1997, SEC.20.