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Ind. Code § 31-9-2-7

"Adult"

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

Sec. 7. (a) "Adult", for purposes of IC 31-19-17 through IC 31-19-25.5, means a person who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age.

(b) "Adult", for purposes of the juvenile law, means a person other than a child.

(c) "Adult", for purposes of IC 31-11, means:

(1) a person at least eighteen (18) years of age; or

(2) a:

(A) married minor who is at least sixteen (16) years of age; or

(B) minor who has been completely emancipated by a court;

subject to specific constitutional and statutory age

requirements and health and safety regulations that remain applicable to the person because of the person's age.

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