Indiana Statutes
§ 31-34-1-8 — Missing child
Indiana·Art. 34 JUVENILE LAW: CHILDREN IN NEED OF·Ch. 1 Circumstances Under Which a Child Is a Child in Need
A child is a child in need of services if before the child becomes eighteen (18) years of age:
(1)the child is a missing child (as defined in IC 10-13-5-4); 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.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-3(a) part.]
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Related
In Re: The Matter of J.W., a Child in Need of Services (CHINS) M.W. (Mother) v. Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.)
(Indiana Court of Appeals, 2018)
Legislative History
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.2-2003,
SEC.73.
Nearby Sections
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§ 31-10-1-1
Purpose of recodification act§ 31-10-1-2
Statutory construction§ 31-10-1-3
Effect on existing rights and liabilities§ 31-10-1-5
References to repealed or replaced statutes§ 31-10-1-7
References to rules§ 31-10-2-1
Policy and purpose§ 31-10-2-3
Rights of persons with a disability§ 31-11-0.1-1
"Repealed statutes"§ 31-11-1-1
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