Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 31-32-2-1 (2026)
Rights of child
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 1. Except when a child may be excluded from a hearing under IC 31-32-6, a child is entitled to:
(1) cross-examine witnesses;
(2) obtain witnesses or tangible evidence by compulsory process; and
(3) introduce evidence on the child's own behalf.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-3-1(a).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.15.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2005–2025 · leading case: Pinkston v. State, 836 N.E.2d 453 (Ind. Ct. App. 2005).
Pinkston v. State, 836 N.E.2d 453 (Ind. Ct. App. 2005). “Juveniles, like adult criminal defendants, have the right to adequate notice of the charges against them, the appointment of counsel, and the privilege against self-incrimination.”
R.R. v. State of Indiana, 93 N.E.3d 768 (Ind. Ct. App. 2018). “Indiana Code Section 31-32-2-1 provides: Except when a child may be excluded from a hearing under IC 31-32-6, a child is entitled to: (1) cross-examine witnesses; (2) obtain witnesses or tangible evidence by compulsory process; and (3) introduce evidence on the child’s own…”
A.S. v. State, 929 N.E.2d 881 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010). “Those rights are provided by Ind.Code § 31-32-2-1, which states: "Except when a child may be excluded from a hearing under IC 31-32-6, a child is entitled to: (1) cross-examine witnesses; (2) obtain witnesses or tangible evidence by compulsory process; and (3) introduce evidence…”
CHINS: J S v. Indiana Dep't of Child Servs., No. 24S-JC-00300 (Ind. June 19, 2025). “I.C. §§ 31-32-2-1, 31-32-2-3(b). As for the child, any waiver of these rights must comply with the heightened requirements of the juvenile waiver statute.”
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