Judgment entry; continuance; release from juvenile detention
facility pending entry of judgment
Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), at the close of all
the evidence and before judgment is entered, the court may continue
the case for not more than twelve (12) months.
(b) If the child or the child's parent, guardian, or custodian
requests that judgment be entered, the judgment shall be entered not
later than thirty (30) days after the request is made.
(c) If the child is in a juvenile detention facility, the child shall be
released not later than forty-eight (48) hours, excluding Saturdays,
Sundays, and legal holidays, pending the entry of judgment. A child
released from a juvenile detention facility pending the entry of
judgment may be detained in a shelter care facility.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.35-1998, SEC.7.
Last modified: May 24, 2006