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Ind. Code § 11-10-2-2

Commitment or award of guardianship; governing facts

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Griffin v. State (1984)

Most recently applied in Marion County Ex Rel. Peterson v. State (June 2008)

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

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.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.