Indiana § 31-36-1-2 Time for preparing report

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§ 31-36-1-2 — Time for preparing report

Indiana § 31-36-1-2

Art. 36JUVENILE LAW: MISSING CHILDREN

Ch. 1Reports of Missing Children

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Ind. Code § 31-36-1-2 (2026).

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The law enforcement agency shall prepare the report required by section 1 of this chapter as soon as practicable, but not later than five (5) hours after the law enforcement agency received the notification about a missing child. However, a law enforcement agency is not required to prepare the report required by section 1 of this chapter earlier than twenty-four (24) hours after the law enforcement agency received the notification about a missing child if:

(1)the law enforcement agency received a previous, unrelated notification that the child was missing; and

(2)the law enforcement agency has reason to believe that the child is missing because the child has committed a delinquent act under IC 31-37-2-2. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-13-3(a).]

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The law enforcement agency shall prepare the
report required by section 1 of this chapter as soon as practicable, but
not later than five (5) hours after the law enforcement agency received
the notification about a missing child. However, a law enforcement
agency is not required to prepare the report required by section 1 of this
chapter earlier than twenty-four (24) hours after the law enforcement
agency received the notification about a missing child if:
(1) the law enforcement agency received a previous, unrelated
notification that the child was missing; and
(2) the law enforcement agency has reason to believe that the
child is missing because the child has committed a delinquent act
under IC 31-37-2-2.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-13-3(a).]