Indiana § 31-37-7-2 Detention of child committing acts that would be offenses if committed
by adults

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-37-7-2 — Detention of child committing acts that would be offenses if committed by adults

Indiana § 31-37-7-2

Art. 37JUVENILE LAW: DELINQUENCY

Ch. 7Detention of Alleged Delinquent Child

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Ind. Code § 31-37-7-2 (2026).

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A child alleged to be a delinquent child under IC 31-37-1 may be held in either of the following:

(1)A secure facility for not more than six (6) hours upon arrest for the limited purposes of:

(A)identification;

(B)processing;

(C)interrogation;

(D)transfer to a juvenile detention facility; or

(E)release to parents. If the child is detained in a secure facility, the child shall be restricted to an area of the facility in which the child has not more than haphazard or incidental sight or sound contact with persons charged with, imprisoned for, or incarcerated for crimes.

(2)A juvenile detention facility. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-6.5(b).]

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A child alleged to be a delinquent child under
IC 31-37-1 may be held in either of the following:
(1) A secure facility for not more than six (6) hours upon arrest
for the limited purposes of:
(A) identification;
(B) processing;
(C) interrogation;
(D) transfer to a juvenile detention facility; or
(E) release to parents.
If the child is detained in a secure facility, the child shall be
restricted to an area of the facility in which the child has not more
than haphazard or incidental sight or sound contact with persons
charged with, imprisoned for, or incarcerated for crimes.
(2) A juvenile detention facility.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-6.5(b).]