Indiana § 31-37-19-11 Confinement imposed under departmental classification system;
limitation

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-37-19-11 — Confinement imposed under departmental classification system; limitation

Indiana § 31-37-19-11

Art. 37JUVENILE LAW: DELINQUENCY

Ch. 19Dispositional Decrees

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Ind. Code § 31-37-19-11 (2026).

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If a child:

(1)is adjudicated a delinquent child for a delinquent act; and

(2)becomes a ward of the department of correction under this chapter (or IC 31-6-4-15.9 before its repeal); the department of correction may not at any time during the child's confinement impose a departmental classification system on the child that would cause the child to be confined in a correctional facility for longer than the period of confinement under a departmental classification system that existed on the date that the child committed the delinquent act. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-21.]

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If a child:
(1) is adjudicated a delinquent child for a delinquent act; and
(2) becomes a ward of the department of correction under this
chapter (or IC 31-6-4-15.9 before its repeal);
the department of correction may not at any time during the child's
confinement impose a departmental classification system on the child
that would cause the child to be confined in a correctional facility for
longer than the period of confinement under a departmental
classification system that existed on the date that the child committed
the delinquent act.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-21.]