Treatment as child taken into custody without court order
Sec. 3. A child for whom the department of child services assumes
care, control, and custody under section 2 of this chapter shall be
treated as a child taken into custody without a court order, except
that efforts to locate the child's parents or reunify the child's family
are not necessary, if the court makes a finding to that effect under
IC 31-34-21-5.6(b)(5).
As added by P.L.133-2000, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.234-2005,
SEC.170.
Last modified: May 24, 2006