Indiana Code 31-34-4-4. Release, delivery, or detention of child taken into custody without court order

Sec. 4. If a child is taken into custody without an order of the court, the person taking the child into custody:

(1) may:

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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.

(A) release the child; or

(B) deliver the child to a place designated by the juvenile court; and

(2) if the child is detained, shall promptly notify the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian and an intake officer:

(A) that the child is being held; and

(B) of the reasons for the child’s detention.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-6(d).]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17.

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