Indiana Code

Ind. Code § 31-34-4-4 (2026)

Release, delivery, or detention of child taken into custody without court order

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Sec. 4. If a child is taken into custody without an order of the court, the person taking the child into custody:

(1) may:

(A) release the child; or

(B) deliver the child to a place designated by the juvenile court; and

(2) if the child is detained, shall promptly notify the child's parent, guardian, or custodian and an intake officer:

(A) that the child is being held; and

(B) of the reasons for the child's detention.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-6(d).]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2005–2005 · leading case: Bester v. Lake Cnty. Off. of Fam. & Child., 839 N.E.2d 143 (Ind. 2005).

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Bester v. Lake Cnty. Off. of Fam. & Child., 839 N.E.2d 143 (Ind. 2005). · cites it 2× “See Ind. Code § 31-34-4-4 . Thereafter OFC filed a petition seeking that Child be declared a Child in Need of Services ("CHINS").”

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