Indiana § 31-37-11-2 Time for factfinding hearing or waiver hearing

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-37-11-2 — Time for factfinding hearing or waiver hearing

Indiana § 31-37-11-2

Art. 37JUVENILE LAW: DELINQUENCY

Ch. 11Time Limits for Petitions; Motions for Continuance

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Ind. Code § 31-37-11-2 (2026).

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(a)If:

(1)a child is in detention; and

(2)a petition has been filed; a fact-finding hearing or a waiver hearing must be commenced not later than twenty (20) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after the petition is filed.

(b)If:

(1)a child is not in detention; and

(2)a petition has been filed; the hearing must be commenced not later than sixty (60) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after the petition is filed.

(c)A child who is ordered detained in the home of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian or who is subject to other conditions of release under IC 31-37-6-6 may not be considered as being detained for purposes of this section. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-6(b).]

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(a) If:
(1) a child is in detention; and
(2) a petition has been filed;
a fact-finding hearing or a waiver hearing must be commenced not later
than twenty (20) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal
holidays, after the petition is filed.
(b) If:
(1) a child is not in detention; and
(2) a petition has been filed;
the hearing must be commenced not later than sixty (60) days,
excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after the petition is
filed.
(c) A child who is ordered detained in the home of the child's
parent, guardian, or custodian or who is subject to other conditions of
release under IC 31-37-6-6 may not be considered as being detained for
purposes of this section.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-6(b).]