Sec. 2. Except as provided by section 6 of this chapter, the commitment or award of guardianship of a delinquent offender to the department is governed by the following:

(1) All commitments are to the department as opposed to a specific facility. The department shall determine the facility or program assignment. The initial conveyance of an offender must be to a place designated by the department.

(2) No offender under twelve (12) years of age or eighteen (18) years of age or older may be committed to the department.

(3) No offender known to be pregnant may be committed to the department.

As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.3.