Indiana Statutes
§ 31-34-1-2 — Act or omission of parent, guardian, or custodian seriously endangering child's physical or mental health; victim of specified offense
Indiana·Art. 34 JUVENILE LAW: CHILDREN IN NEED OF·Ch. 1 Circumstances Under Which a Child Is a Child in Need
(a)A child is a child in need of services if
before the child becomes eighteen (18) years of age:
(1)the child's physical or mental health is seriously endangered
due to injury by the act or omission of the child's parent, guardian,
or custodian, including failure of the child's parent, guardian, or
custodian to protect the child from exposure to the use,
possession, sale, or manufacture of illegal drugs; and
(2)the child needs care, treatment, or rehabilitation that:
(A)the child is not receiving; and
(B)is unlikely to be provided or accepted without the coercive
intervention of the court.
(b)A child is a child in need of services if, before the child becomes
eighteen (18) years of age:
(1)the child is a victim of:
(A)an offense under IC 35-42-1-2.5;
(B)an offense under IC 35-42-
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Legislative History
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.17-2001,
SEC.8; P.L.2-2005, SEC.77; P.L.71-2018, SEC.1; P.L.142-2020,
SEC.40; P.L.51-2021, SEC.3; P.L.172-2022, SEC.7; P.L.179-2025,
SEC.11.
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