Sec. 3. A juvenile court has concurrent original jurisdiction in cases involving adults charged with the crime of:

(1) neglect of a dependent (IC 35-46-1-4);

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-30-1-3

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(2) contributing to delinquency (IC 35-46-1-8);

(3) violating the compulsory school attendance law IC 20-33-2);

(4) criminal confinement of a child (IC 35-42-3-3); or

(5) interference with custody (IC 35-42-3-4).

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-2-1.1(c).]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.202.