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Ind. Code § 31-37-8-5

Provision of copies of preliminary inquiry and recommendation

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

Sec. 5. (a) The intake officer shall do the following:

(1) Send the prosecuting attorney a copy of the preliminary inquiry.

(2) Recommend whether to:

(A) file a petition;

(B) 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;

(C) refer the child to juvenile diversion;

(D) refer the child to juvenile diversion as described in IC 31-37-8.5 and recommend that the child be referred for an assessment by the dual status assessment team as described in IC 31-41-1-5;

(E) informally adjust the case;

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

(G) refer the child to another agency; or

(H) dismiss the case.

(b) The prosecuting attorney and the court may agree to alter the procedure described in subsection (a).

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