§ 31-27-5-29 — Investigation of noncompliance; injunctions; corrective action plans; removal of children; informal meetings

Indiana § 31-27-5-29

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 27: CHILD SERVICES: REGULATION OF
• Ch. 5: Regulation of Group Homes

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(a) The department shall investigate a report
of a licensed group home's noncompliance with this article and the
rules adopted under this article. If there is reasonable cause to believe
that noncompliance with this article and rules adopted under this article
creates an imminent danger of serious bodily injury to a child or an
imminent danger to the health of a child, the department shall report its
findings to the attorney general and to the local office and the
prosecuting attorney in the county where the group home is located.
(b) The attorney general or the department may do the following:
(1) Seek the issuance of a search warrant to assist in the
investigation.
(2) File an action for injunctive relief to stop the operation of a
group home if there is reasonable cause to believe that the group
home's noncompliance with this article and the rules adopted
under this article creates an imminent danger of serious bodily
injury to a child or an imminent danger to the health of a child.
(c) The department may require a plan of corrective action for
emergency protection of children described in subsection (b).
(d) The department may provide for the removal of children from a
group home described in subsection (b).
(e) An opportunity for an informal meeting with the department
shall be available after injunctive relief is ordered under subsection
(b)(2).

Legislative History

As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Amended by P.L.128-2012, SEC.125.