§ 31-34-1-3.5 — Victim of human or sexual trafficking

Indiana § 31-34-1-3.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 34: JUVENILE LAW: CHILDREN IN NEED OF
• Ch. 1: Circumstances Under Which a Child Is a Child in Need

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5. (a) A child is a child in need of services if,
before the child becomes eighteen (18) years of age:
(1) the child is the victim of human or sexual trafficking (as
defined in IC 31-9-2-133.1); 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 considered a victim of human or sexual trafficking
regardless of whether the child consented to the conduct described in
subsection (a)(1).

Legislative History

As added by P.L.46-2016, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.142-2020, SEC.42.