Indiana § 31-37-19-1 Entry of dispositional decrees; placement in foster family home or
another facility; findings and conclusions; costs

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-37-19-1 — Entry of dispositional decrees; placement in foster family home or another facility; findings and conclusions; costs

Indiana § 31-37-19-1

Art. 37JUVENILE LAW: DELINQUENCY

Ch. 19Dispositional Decrees

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Bluebook

Ind. Code § 31-37-19-1 (2026).

Text

(a)Subject to section 6.5 of this chapter, if a child is a delinquent child under IC 31-37-2, the juvenile court may enter one (1) or more of the following dispositional decrees:

(1)Order supervision of the child by the probation department.

(2)Order the child to receive outpatient treatment:

(A)at a social service agency or a psychological, a psychiatric, a medical, or an educational facility; or

(B)from an individual practitioner.

(3)Remove the child from the child's home and place the child in another home or a shelter care facility, child caring institution, group home, or secure private facility. Placement under this subdivision includes authorization to control and discipline the child.

(4)Award wardship to a:

(A)person, other than the department; or

(B)shelter care facility

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(a) Subject to section 6.5 of this chapter, if a
child is a delinquent child under IC 31-37-2, the juvenile court may
enter one (1) or more of the following dispositional decrees:
(1) Order supervision of the child by the probation department.
(2) Order the child to receive outpatient treatment:
(A) at a social service agency or a psychological, a psychiatric,
a medical, or an educational facility; or
(B) from an individual practitioner.
(3) Remove the child from the child's home and place the child in
another home or a shelter care facility, child caring institution,
group home, or secure private facility. Placement under this
subdivision includes authorization to control and discipline the
child.
(4) Award wardship to a:
(A) person, other than the department; or
(B) shelter care facility.
(5) Partially or completely emancipate the child under section 27
of this chapter.
(6) Order:
(A) the child; or
(B) the child's parent, guardian, or custodian;
to receive family services.
(7) Order a person who is a party to refrain from direct or indirect
contact with the child.
(b) If the child is removed from the child's home and placed in a
foster family home or another facility, the juvenile court shall:
(1) approve a permanency plan for the child;
(2) find whether or not reasonable efforts were made to prevent
or eliminate the need for the removal;
(3) designate responsibility for the placement and care of the child
with the probation department; and
(4) find whether it:
(A) serves the best interests of the child to be removed; and
(B) would be contrary to the health and welfare of the child for
the child to remain in the home.
(c) If a dispositional decree under this section:
(1) orders or approves removal of a child from the child's home or
awards wardship of the child to a:
(A) person other than the department; or
(B) shelter care facility; and
(2) is the first court order in the delinquent child proceeding that
authorizes or approves removal of the child from the child's
parent, guardian, or custodian;
the court shall include in the decree the appropriate findings and
conclusions described in IC 31-37-6-6(g) and IC 31-37-6-6(h).
(d) If the juvenile court orders supervision of the child by the
probation department under subsection (a)(1), the child or the child's
parent, guardian, or custodian is responsible for any costs resulting
from the participation in a rehabilitative service or educational class
provided by the probation department. Any costs collected for services
provided by the probation department shall be deposited in the county
supplemental juvenile probation services fund.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-15.4(a)
part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.70-2004, SEC.25; P.L.145-2006, SEC.345; P.L.146-2006, SEC.57; P.L.146-2008, SEC.647; P.L.147-2012, SEC.5; P.L.104-2015, SEC.43; P.L.85-2017, SEC.105; P.L.101-2022, SEC.26.