Hearing after emergency medical services provider takes custody
of child
Sec. 1.5. (a) This section applies to a child taken into custody
under IC 31-34-2.5.
(b) The juvenile court shall hold a detention hearing after an
emergency medical services provider takes custody of a child under
IC 31-34-2.5. The court shall hold the detention hearing not later
than forty-eight (48) hours after the emergency medical services
provider takes the child into custody, excluding Saturdays, Sundays,
and legal holidays.
(c) The county office of family and children may notify the
emergency medical services provider that has taken emergency
custody of a child under IC 31-34-2.5 of the detention hearing. The
emergency medical services provider may be heard at the detention
hearing.
As added by P.L.217-2001, SEC.7.
Last modified: May 24, 2006