Detention of child leaving home without permission of parent, guardian, or custodian
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case WRS v. State (2001)
Most recently applied in WRS v. State (December 2001)
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20
Sec. 3. A child alleged to be a delinquent child because of an act under IC 31-37-2-2 may be held in a juvenile detention facility for:
(1) not more than twenty-four (24) hours before; and
(2) not more than twenty-four (24) hours immediately after;
the initial court appearance, not including Saturdays, Sundays, and nonjudicial days.
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.