Detention of child leaving home without permission of parent,
guardian, or custodian
Sec. 3. A child alleged to be a delinquent child because of an act
under IC 31-37-2-2 may be held in a juvenile detention facility for:
(1) not more than twenty-four (24) hours before; and
(2) not more than twenty-four (24) hours immediately after;
the initial court appearance, not including Saturdays, Sundays, and
nonjudicial days.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.58-2004, SEC.1.
Last modified: May 24, 2006