Ind. Code § 31-34-7-2

Provision of preliminary inquiry and recommendation to attorney for department

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Hite v. Vanderburgh County Office of Family & Children (2006)

Most recently applied in Hite v. Vanderburgh County Office of Family & Children (April 2006)

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17

Sec. 2. The intake officer shall send to the attorney for the department a copy of the preliminary inquiry. The intake officer shall recommend whether to:

(1) file a petition;

(2) file a petition and recommend that the child be referred for an assessment by a dual status assessment team as described in IC 31-41-1-5;

(3) informally adjust the case;

(4) informally adjust the case and recommend that the child be referred for an assessment by the dual status assessment team as described in IC 31-41-1-5;

(5) refer the child to another agency; or

(6) dismiss the case.

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