Indiana Statutes
§ 31-34-2.5-3 — Treatment of safe haven infant as child taken into custody without court order
Indiana § 31-34-2.5-3
JurisdictionIndiana
Art. 34JUVENILE LAW: CHILDREN IN NEED OF
Ch. 2.5Emergency Custody of Certain Abandoned Children
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Bluebook
Ind. Code § 31-34-2.5-3 (2026).
Text
A safe haven infant for whom:
(1)the department of child services; or
(2)a licensed child placing agency;
assumes care, control, and custody under section 2 of this chapter shall
be treated as a child taken into custody without a court order, except
that efforts to locate the safe haven infant's parents or reunify the safe
haven infant's family are not necessary, if the court makes a finding to
that effect under IC 31-34-21-5.6(b)(5).
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Legislative History
As added by P.L.133-2000, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.234-2005,
SEC.170; P.L.45-2023, SEC.7.
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Bluebook (online)
Indiana § 31-34-2.5-3, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/in/31-34-2.5-3.