Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 31-37-2-5 (2026)
Delinquent act; curfew violation
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 5. A child commits a delinquent act if, before becoming eighteen (18) years of age, the child commits a curfew violation under IC 31-37-3.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-1(a) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases, 2001–2005 · leading case: Hodgkins v. Peterson, 355 F.3d 1048 (7th Cir. 2004).
Hodgkins v. Peterson, 355 F.3d 1048 (7th Cir. 2004). “Violations of the latter provision constituted a delinquent act (Ind.Code 31-37-2-5) and could subject a parent to criminal liability.”
Hodgkins v. Peterson, 175 F. Supp. 2d 1132 (S.D. Ind. 2001). “2 A child under 18 years of age commits a delinquent act if he *1138 or she violates the curfew law, see Ind. Code § 31-37-2-5 . An adult commits the crime of contributing to the delinquency of a minor if he or she “knowingly or intentionally encourages, aids, induces, or causes…”
R.B. v. State, 839 N.E.2d 1282 (Ind. Ct. App. 2005). “Ind.Code § 31-37-2-5. . Ind.Code § 31-37-2-6.”
Hodgkins, Nancy v. Peterson, Bart, 355 F.3d 1048 (7th Cir. 2004). “Violations of the latter provision constituted a delinquent act (Ind.Code 31-37-2-5) and could subject a parent to criminal liability.”
RB v. State, 839 N.E.2d 1282 (Ind. Ct. App. 2005). “[6] Ind.Code § 31-37-2-5. [7] Ind.Code § 31-37-2-6.”
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