"Private secure facility"
Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-186
in effectSec. 186. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), "private secure facility", for purposes of the juvenile law, means the following:
(1) A facility that is licensed under IC 31-27 to operate as a private secure facility.
(2) A private facility that is licensed in another state to provide residential care and treatment to one (1) or more children in a secure facility other than a detention center, prison, jail, or similar correctional facility.
(b) "Private secure facility", for purposes of IC 31-27, means a private secure facility other than the following:
(1) A juvenile detention facility established under IC 31-31-8 or IC 31-31-9 (or IC 31-6-9-5 or IC 31-6-9.5 before their repeal).
(2) A facility operated by the department of correction.
(3) A county jail.
(4) A detention center operated by a county sheriff.
As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/31Fetched: 10/17/2026