Request for authorization to file petition; representation of
interests of state
Sec. 1. The prosecuting attorney or the attorney for the county
office of family and children:
(1) may request the juvenile court to authorize the filing of a
petition alleging that a child is a child in need of services; and
(2) shall represent the interests of the state at this proceeding
and at all subsequent proceedings on the petition.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17.
Last modified: May 24, 2006