Indiana Code 31-41-2-6. Dual status team reports; recommendations
(1) designate a member to prepare the written report for the juvenile court; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-41-2-6
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
(A) whether the court should proceed with an additional initial hearing regarding the petition alleging the child is in need of services and dismiss a pending delinquency petition or informal adjustment at the conclusion of a child in need of services adjudication;
(B) whether the court should proceed with an additional initial hearing regarding a petition alleging that the child is a delinquent child under IC 31-37-1 and dismiss a pending child in need of services petition or informal adjustment upon conclusion of the delinquency adjudication;
(C) whether the court should proceed with an additional initial hearing and adjudication or informal adjustment concerning a child in need of services petition and a delinquency petition under IC 31-37-1;
(D) what agency should be the lead agency in a child’s supervision; and
(E) any other matters relevant to the child’s best interests, including any services to be included in a dispositional decree.
If the probation department of the juvenile court is designated as the lead agency under IC 31-41-3, any recommendations made by the dual status assessment team under subdivision (2) must be consistent with the funding provisions of IC 31-37.
As added by P.L.66-2015, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.187-2015, SEC.35.