§ 10-13-3-7.5 — "Emergency placement"

Indiana § 10-13-3-7.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 10: PUBLIC SAFETY
• Art. 13: STATE POLICE DATA AND INFORMATION
• Ch. 3: Criminal History Information

Text

5. (a) As used in this chapter, "emergency
placement" means an emergency out-of-home placement of a child by:
(1) the department of child services established by IC 31-25-1-1;
(2) a law enforcement officer;
(3) a caseworker;
(4) a juvenile probation officer; or
(5) a court;
as a result of exigent circumstances that require immediate placement
with a person other than the child's parent, guardian, or custodian.
(b) The term includes any out-of-home placement for temporary
care and custody of a child at or after the time of initial removal or
transfer of custody of the child from the child's parent, guardian, or
custodian, as authorized under any of the following:
(1) IC 31-34-2.
(2) IC 31-34-2.5.
(3) IC 31-34-4.
(4) IC 31-34-5.
(5) IC 31-37-4.
(6) IC 31-37-5.
(7) IC 31-37-6.
(c) The term does not include any proposed or actual change in
location of the child's placement for continuing care and custody after
the court has entered an order at the time of or following a detention
hearing required under IC 31-34-5 or IC 31-37-6, unless a court or an
agency responsible for the child's care and supervision determines that
an immediate change in placement is necessary to protect the health or
safety of the child.
(d) The term does not include placement to an entity or in a facility
that is not a residence (as defined in IC 3-5-2.1-90) or that is licensed
by the state.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.234-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.26; P.L.146-2006, SEC.2; P.L.186-2025, SEC.92.