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

Indiana Statutes

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

Indiana § 31-37-2-1

Art. 37JUVENILE LAW: DELINQUENCY

Ch. 2Delinquent Children Who Commit Certain Other Acts

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Ind. Code § 31-37-2-1 (2026).

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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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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.]