§ 31-30-1-1 — Exclusive original jurisdiction

Indiana § 31-30-1-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 30: JUVENILE LAW: JUVENILE COURT
• Ch. 1: Jurisdiction Generally

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(a) A juvenile court has exclusive original
jurisdiction, except as provided in sections 9, 10, 12, and 13 of this
chapter, in the following:
(1) Proceedings in which a child, including a child of divorced
parents, is alleged to be a delinquent child under IC 31-37.
(2) Proceedings in which a child, including a child of divorced
parents, is alleged to be a child in need of services under IC 31-34.
(3) Proceedings concerning the paternity of a child under IC 31-14.
(4) Proceedings under the interstate compact on juveniles under
IC 31-37-23.
(5) Proceedings governing the participation of a parent, guardian,
or custodian in a program of care, treatment, or rehabilitation for
a child under IC 31-34-20 or IC 31-37-15.
(6) Proceedings under IC 31-34-4, IC 31-34-5, IC 31-37-5, and IC 31-37-6 governing the detention of a child before a petition has
been filed.
(7) Proceedings to issue a protective order under IC 31-32-13.
(8) Proceedings in which a child less than sixteen (16) years of
age is alleged to have committed an act that would be a
misdemeanor traffic offense if committed by an adult.
(9) Proceedings in which a child is alleged to have committed an
act that would be an offense under IC 9-30-5 if committed by an
adult.
(10) Guardianship of the person proceedings for a child:
(A) who has been adjudicated as a child in need of services;
(B) for whom a juvenile court has approved a permanency plan
under IC 31-34-21-7 that provides for the appointment of a
guardian of the person; and
(C) who is the subject of a pending child in need of services
proceeding under IC 31-34.
(11) Proceedings concerning involuntary drug and alcohol
treatment under IC 31-32-16.
(12) Proceedings under the interstate compact for juveniles under
IC 11-13-4.5-1.5.
(13) Proceedings under IC 31-28-5.8.
(14) Other proceedings specified by law.
(b) A juvenile court has jurisdiction over a person who is at least
twenty-one (21) years of age for an alleged offense:
(1) committed while the person was a child; and
(2) that could not have been waived under IC 31-30-3.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-2-1.1(a).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.164-1999, SEC.1; P.L.217-2001, SEC.3; P.L.196-2003, SEC.1; P.L.137-2011, SEC.6; P.L.48-2012, SEC.35; P.L.172-2022, SEC.6; P.L.115-2023, SEC.6.