Indiana § 31-30.5-1-3 Admissible statements

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-30.5-1-3 — Admissible statements

Indiana § 31-30.5-1-3

Art. 30.5JUVENILE LAW: PRELIMINARY

Ch. 1Custodial Interrogations

This text of Indiana § 31-30.5-1-3 (Admissible statements) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Indiana primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Ind. Code § 31-30.5-1-3 (2026).

Text

(a)This section applies only to the custodial interrogation of a juvenile that is:

(1)not conducted at a place of detention; and

(2)conducted at a school or another place where a juvenile is detained in connection with the investigation.

(b)A statement made during a custodial interrogation described in subsection (a) is admissible against the juvenile in a felony criminal prosecution or in a juvenile proceeding only if:

(1)the interrogation complies with Indiana Evidence Rule 617; or

(2)the interrogation:

(A)is recorded by using audio equipment; and

(B)complies with every requirement of Indiana Evidence Rule 617, except for the requirement that an electronic recording be an audio-visual recording.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) This section applies only to the custodial
interrogation of a juvenile that is:
(1) not conducted at a place of detention; and
(2) conducted at a school or another place where a juvenile is
detained in connection with the investigation.
(b) A statement made during a custodial interrogation described in
subsection (a) is admissible against the juvenile in a felony criminal
prosecution or in a juvenile proceeding only if:
(1) the interrogation complies with Indiana Evidence Rule 617; or
(2) the interrogation:
(A) is recorded by using audio equipment; and
(B) complies with every requirement of Indiana Evidence Rule
617, except for the requirement that an electronic recording be
an audio-visual recording.