Detention of child committing acts that would be offenses if
committed by adults
Sec. 2. A child alleged to be a delinquent child under IC 31-37-1
may be held in either of the following:
(1) A secure facility for not more than six (6) hours upon arrest
for the limited purposes of:
(A) identification;
(B) processing;
(C) interrogation;
(D) transfer to a juvenile detention facility; or
(E) release to parents.
If the child is detained in a secure facility, the child shall be
restricted to an area of the facility in which the child has not
more than haphazard or incidental sight or sound contact with
persons charged with, imprisoned for, or incarcerated for
crimes.
(2) A juvenile detention facility.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.
Last modified: May 24, 2006