§ 31-34-5-1.5 — Hearing after emergency medical services provider takes custody of a child; notification; petition alleging a child is a child in need of services

Indiana § 31-34-5-1.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 34: JUVENILE LAW: CHILDREN IN NEED OF
• Ch. 5: Detention Hearing

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5. (a) This section applies to a child taken into
custody under IC 31-34-2.5.
(b) The juvenile court shall hold a detention hearing after an
emergency medical services provider takes custody of a child under IC 31-34-2.5. The court shall hold the detention hearing not later than
forty-eight (48) hours after the emergency medical services provider
takes the child into custody, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and any day
on which a legal holiday is observed for state employees as provided
under IC 1-1-9. A petition alleging that a child described in subsection
(a) is a child in need of services shall be filed before the detention
hearing is held for the child.
(c) The department may notify the emergency medical services
provider that has taken emergency custody of a child under IC 31-34-2.5 of the detention hearing. The emergency medical services
provider may be heard at the detention hearing.
(d) The department shall notify each foster parent or other caretaker
with whom the child has been temporarily placed under IC 31-34-2.5
of the detention hearing. The court shall:
(1) provide a person who is required to be notified under this
subsection an opportunity to be heard; and
(2) allow a person described in subdivision (1) to make
recommendations to the court;
at the detention hearing.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.217-2001, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.292; P.L.138-2007, SEC.69; P.L.131-2009, SEC.61.