Release, delivery, or detention of child taken into custody without court order
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Bester v. Lake County Office of Family & Children (2005)
Most recently applied in Bester v. Lake County Office of Family & Children (December 2005)
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17.
Sec. 4. If a child is taken into custody without an order of the court, the person taking the child into custody:
(1) may:
(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.
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.