Indiana § 31-33-1-1 Purpose of article

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-33-1-1 — Purpose of article

Indiana·Art. 33 JUVENILE LAW: REPORTING AND·Ch. 1 General Provisions

The purpose of this article is to:

(1)encourage effective reporting of suspected or known incidents of child abuse or neglect;

(2)provide effective child services to quickly investigate reports of child abuse or neglect;

(3)provide protection for an abused or a neglected child from further abuse or neglect;

(4)provide rehabilitative services for an abused or a neglected child and the child's parent, guardian, or custodian; and

(5)establish a centralized statewide child abuse registry and an automated child protection system. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-11-1.]

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The purpose of this article is to:
(1) encourage effective reporting of suspected or known incidents
of child abuse or neglect;
(2) provide effective child services to quickly investigate reports
of child abuse or neglect;
(3) provide protection for an abused or a neglected child from
further abuse or neglect;
(4) provide rehabilitative services for an abused or a neglected
child and the child's parent, guardian, or custodian; and
(5) establish a centralized statewide child abuse registry and an
automated child protection system.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-11-1.]

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