§ 31-40-1-0.2 Application of certain amendments to prior law
§ 31-40-1-1 Application of article
§ 31-40-1-1.5 Definitions
§ 31-40-1-2 Obligation of parent, guardian, or department for costs of services or return of child
§ 31-40-1-2.5 Payment of cost for certain services; department agreement with probation office
§ 31-40-1-3 Payment by parent or guardian for cost of services provided by or through department of child services; presumption of indigency
§ 31-40-1-3.5 Payment by parent or guardian for cost of services provided by department of correction
§ 31-40-1-3.8 Parental reimbursement for services provided by a county
§ 31-40-1-4 Obligation of parent or guardian for costs of returning child to Indiana under interstate compact on juveniles
§ 31-40-1-5 Obligation of parent or guardian for costs of placement; remittance of support payments; enforcement
§ 31-40-1-6 Contracts for enforcement and collection of parental reimbursement obligations
§ 31-40-1-7 Distribution of payments
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Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 31 > Article 40 > Chapter 1 - Cost of Services; Liability of Parent or Guardian to Pay

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • costs of secure detention: includes all expenses relating to any of the following items:

    Indiana Code 31-40-1-1.5

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • 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.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • secure detention facility: includes :

    Indiana Code 31-40-1-1.5

  • services: includes education, provision of necessary clothing and supplies, medical and dental care, counseling and remediation, or any other services or programs included in a dispositional decree or case plan ordered or approved by the juvenile court for the benefit of a delinquent child under IC 31-37. See Indiana Code 31-40-1-1.5
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.