Ind. Code § 31-37-7-3

Current through P.L. 171-2024

Section 31-37-7-3 - Detention of child leaving home without permission of parent, guardian, or custodian

A child alleged to be a delinquent child because of an act under IC 31-37-2-2 may be held in a juvenile detention facility for:

(1) not more than twenty-four (24) hours before; and

(2) not more than twenty-four (24) hours immediately after;

the initial court appearance, not including Saturdays, Sundays, and nonjudicial days.

IC 31-37-7-3

Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-6.5(c).

As added by P.L. 1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L. 58-2004, SEC.1.