Ind. Code § 31-37-3-3

Children less than 15 years of age; requirements for detention or custody

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 175 F. Supp. 2d 1132 - Hodgkins v. Peterson (2001)

Most recently applied in J.G. v. State of Indiana (January 2018)

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20

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Sec. 3. (a) It is a curfew violation for a child less than fifteen (15) years of age to be in a public place after 11 p.m. or before 5 a.m. on any day.

(b) A law enforcement officer may not detain a child or take a child into custody based on a violation of this section unless the law enforcement officer, after making a reasonable determination and considering the facts and surrounding circumstances, reasonably believes that:

(1) the child has violated this section; and

(2) there is no legal defense to the violation.

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