Indiana § 31-37-2-8 Delinquent acts: fleeing; violating home detention; removing
monitoring device; failure to return

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-37-2-8 — Delinquent acts: fleeing; violating home detention; removing monitoring device; failure to return

Indiana § 31-37-2-8

Art. 37JUVENILE LAW: DELINQUENCY

Ch. 2Delinquent Children Who Commit Certain Other Acts

This text of Indiana § 31-37-2-8 (Delinquent acts: fleeing; violating home detention; removing monitoring device; failure to return) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Indiana primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Ind. Code § 31-37-2-8 (2026).

Text

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

(1)intentionally flees from lawful detention (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-186) where the child has been placed;

(2)knowingly or intentionally violates a home detention order imposed on the child;

(3)intentionally removes, disables, or interferes with the operation of an electronic monitoring device or GPS tracking device that the child is required to wear; or

(4)knowingly or intentionally fails to return to lawful detention following temporary leave granted for a specified purpose or limited period; due to an allegation or adjudication that the child committed an act described in this chapter.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

A child commits a delinquent act if, before
becoming eighteen (18) years of age, the child:
(1) intentionally flees from lawful detention (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-186) where the child has been placed;
(2) knowingly or intentionally violates a home detention order
imposed on the child;
(3) intentionally removes, disables, or interferes with the
operation of an electronic monitoring device or GPS tracking
device that the child is required to wear; or
(4) knowingly or intentionally fails to return to lawful detention
following temporary leave granted for a specified purpose or
limited period;
due to an allegation or adjudication that the child committed an act
described in this chapter.