Indiana Code 31-37-7-2. Detention of child committing acts that would be offenses if committed by adults
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Sec. 2. A child alleged to be a delinquent child under IC 31-37-1 may be held in either of the following:
(A) identification;
(1) A secure facility for not more than six (6) hours upon arrest for the limited purposes of:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-37-7-2
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- juvenile: as used in this article means any person who is a minor under the law of the state of residence of the parent, guardian, person or agency entitled to the legal custody of such minor. See Indiana Code 31-37-23-1
(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).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.