Indiana Statutes

§ 31-37-2-1 — Delinquent child defined

Indiana·Art. 37 JUVENILE LAW: DELINQUENCY·Ch. 2 Delinquent Children Who Commit Certain Other Acts

A child is a delinquent child if, before becoming eighteen (18) years of age, the child:

(1)commits a delinquent act described in this chapter; and
(2)needs care, treatment, or rehabilitation that:
(A)the child is not receiving;
(B)the child is unlikely to accept voluntarily; and
(C)is unlikely to be provided or accepted without the coercive intervention of the court. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-1(b) part.]

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Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.

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