Indiana § 20-33-2-18 Parent to produce certificate of child's incapacity on demand

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-33-2-18 — Parent to produce certificate of child's incapacity on demand

Indiana·Title 20 EDUCATION·Art. 33 STUDENTS: GENERAL PROVISIONS·Ch. 2 Compulsory School Attendance

(a)If a parent of a student does not send the student to school because of the student's illness or mental or physical incapacity, it is unlawful for the parent to fail or refuse to produce a certificate of the illness or incapacity for an attendance officer not later than six (6) days after the certificate is demanded.

(b)The certificate required under this section must be signed by:

(1)an Indiana physician;

(2)an individual holding a license to practice osteopathy or chiropractic in Indiana; or

(3)a Christian Science practitioner who resides in Indiana and is listed in the Christian Science Journal. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-20.]

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(a) If a parent of a student does not send the
student to school because of the student's illness or mental or physical
incapacity, it is unlawful for the parent to fail or refuse to produce a
certificate of the illness or incapacity for an attendance officer not later
than six (6) days after the certificate is demanded.
(b) The certificate required under this section must be signed by:
(1) an Indiana physician;
(2) an individual holding a license to practice osteopathy or
chiropractic in Indiana; or
(3) a Christian Science practitioner who resides in Indiana and is
listed in the Christian Science Journal.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-20.]

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