§ 31-34-2-2 — Taking alleged perpetrator into custody; protective order

(a) A law enforcement officer may take a
person into custody if the law enforcement officer has probable cause
to believe that the person is the alleged perpetrator of an act against a
child who the law enforcement officer believes to be a child in need of
services as a result of the alleged perpetrator's act. The law
enforcement officer may take the alleged perpetrator into custody under
this section only for the purpose of removing the alleged perpetrator
from the residence where the child believed to be in need of services
resides.
(b) The law enforcement officer shall immediately contact the
attorney for the county department or another authorized person for the
purpose of initiating a protective order under IC 31-34-25 that will
require the alleged perpetrator to refrain from having direct or indirect
contact with the child.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-4(c).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.1-2003, SEC.77.