Indiana § 31-37-19-3 Placement in shelter care facility outside county of residence;
placement in home or facility outside Indiana

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-37-19-3 — Placement in shelter care facility outside county of residence; placement in home or facility outside Indiana

Indiana § 31-37-19-3

Art. 37JUVENILE LAW: DELINQUENCY

Ch. 19Dispositional Decrees

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Ind. Code § 31-37-19-3 (2026).

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(a)A juvenile court may not place a child who is a delinquent child under IC 31-37-2 in a shelter care facility that is located outside the child's county of residence unless:

(1)placement of the child in a shelter care facility with adequate services located in the child's county of residence is unavailable; or

(2)the child's county of residence does not have an appropriate shelter care facility with adequate services.

(b)A juvenile court may not place a child in a home or facility that is not a secure detention facility and that is located outside Indiana unless:

(1)the placement is recommended or approved by the director of the department or the director's designee; or

(2)the court makes written findings based on clear and convincing evidence that:

(A)the out-of-state placement i

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(a) A juvenile court may not place a child who
is a delinquent child under IC 31-37-2 in a shelter care facility that is
located outside the child's county of residence unless:
(1) placement of the child in a shelter care facility with adequate
services located in the child's county of residence is unavailable;
or
(2) the child's county of residence does not have an appropriate
shelter care facility with adequate services.
(b) A juvenile court may not place a child in a home or facility that
is not a secure detention facility and that is located outside Indiana
unless:
(1) the placement is recommended or approved by the director of
the department or the director's designee; or
(2) the court makes written findings based on clear and
convincing evidence that:
(A) the out-of-state placement is appropriate because there is
not an equivalent facility with adequate services located in
Indiana;
(B) institutional care in the other jurisdiction is in the best
interest of the child and will not produce undue hardship; or
(C) the location of the home or facility is within a distance not
more than fifty (50) miles from the county of residence of the
child.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-15.4(c).]