Indiana Code 31-34-2-4. Missing child taken into custody without court order
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Sec. 4. A child may be taken into custody by:
(2) a probation officer; or
(1) a law enforcement officer;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-34-2-4
- 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.
(3) a caseworker;
acting with probable cause to believe the child is a child in need of services because the child is a missing child (as defined in IC 10-13-5-4).
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-4(e).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.2-2003, SEC.74.