Placement of child for noncompliance concerning compulsory
school attendance
Sec. 6. If:
(1) a child fails to comply with IC 20-33-2 concerning
compulsory school attendance as part of a court order with
respect to a delinquent act under IC 31-37-2-3 (or
IC 31-6-4-1(a)(3) before its repeal);
(2) the child received a written warning of the consequences of
a violation of the court order;
(3) the issuance of the warning was reflected in the records of
the hearing;
(4) the child is not held in a juvenile detention facility for more
than twenty-four (24) hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and
legal holidays, before the hearing at which it is determined that
the child violated that part of the order concerning the child's
school attendance; and
(5) the child's mental and physical condition may be endangered
if the child is not placed in a secure facility;
the juvenile court may modify its disposition order with respect to
the delinquent act and place the child in a public or private facility
for children under section 7 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.214.
Last modified: May 24, 2006