Ind. Code ch. 31-27-3

Ind. Code ch. 31-27-3
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Ind. Code § 31-27-3-1 License required for operation

Sec. 1. (a) A person may not operate a child caring institution without a license issued under this article. (b) The state or a political subdivision of the state may not operate a child caring institution or receive children for placement in a child caring institution without a license issued under this article. (c) A person may not operate a child caring institution if: (1) the number of children maintained on the premises at any one (1) time is greater than the number authorized by the license; or (2) the children are maintained in a building or place not designated by the license. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-2 Conditions for issuance of license

Sec. 2. (a) A license may be issued only if the child caring institution is in substantial compliance with food, health, safety, and sanitation standards under rules adopted by the department under IC 31-27-2-4 or in accordance with a variance or waiver approved by the department under IC 31-27-2-8. (b) Prior to the department issuing an initial license to an applicant, the child caring institution must be inspected and found to be in substantial compliance with applicable building and fire safety laws by the department of homeland security. (c) Upon receipt of the initial application for a license: (1) the department shall notify the department of homeland security of the application; and (2) the department of homeland security shall inspect the child caring institution. (d) Except as provided in subsection (e), the department may not issue a license under this chapter unless the child caring institution is staffed by, when children are being cared for, at least one (1) child care provider who is annually certified in a program on pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation and pediatric airway obstruction under the American Heart Association's Basic Life Support Course D or any other comparable course approved by the department. (e) The requirement under subsection (d) does not apply to a child caring institution that only serves children who are at least thirteen (13) years of age and less than twenty-one (21) years of age. However, a child caring institution that only serves children who are at least thirteen (13) years of age and less than twenty-one (21) years of age must have on duty, when children are being cared for, at least one (1) child care provider who is annually certified in a program on cardiopulmonary resuscitation as required by the department. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Amended by P.L.28-2026, SEC.39.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-3 Application for license; criminal history checks

Sec. 3. (a) An applicant must apply for a child caring institution license on forms provided by the department. (b) An applicant must submit the required information as part of the application. (c) The applicant must submit with the application a statement attesting the following: (1) Whether the applicant has been convicted of: (A) a felony; or (B) a misdemeanor relating to the health and safety of children. (2) Whether the applicant has been charged with: (A) a felony; or (B) a misdemeanor relating to the health and safety of children; during the pendency of the application. (d) The department, on behalf of an applicant, or, at the discretion of the department, an applicant, shall conduct a criminal history check of the following: (1) Each individual who is an applicant. (2) The director or manager of a facility where children will be placed. (3) Each employee of the applicant. (4) Each contractor or individual working in the child caring institution who is likely to have unsupervised contact with children in the child caring institution. (5) Each volunteer of the applicant who is likely to have: (A) unsupervised contact with children in the child caring institution; or (B) access to a child's electronic or physical medical records. (e) If the applicant conducts a criminal history check under subsection (d), the applicant shall: (1) maintain records of the information it receives concerning each individual who is the subject of a criminal history check; and (2) submit to the department a copy of the information it receives concerning each person described in subsection (d)(1) through (d)(5). (f) If the department conducts a criminal history check on behalf of an applicant under subsection (d), the department shall: (1) determine whether the subject of a national fingerprint based criminal history check has a record of: (A) a conviction for a felony; (B) a conviction for a misdemeanor relating to the health and safety of a child; or (C) a juvenile adjudication for a nonwaivable offense, as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-168 that, if committed by an adult, would be a felony; (2) notify the applicant of the determination under subdivision (1) without identifying a specific offense or other identifying information concerning a conviction or juvenile adjudication contained in the national criminal history record information; (3) submit to the applicant a copy of any state limited criminal history report that the department receives on behalf of any person described in subsection (d); and (4) maintain a record of every report and all information the department receives concerning a person described in subsection (d). (g) Except as provided in subsection (h) and section 3.5 of this chapter, a criminal history check described in subsection (d) is required only at the time an application for a new license or the renewal of an existing license is submitted. (h) Except as provided in subsection (i), a criminal history check of each person described in subsection (d)(2) through (d)(5) must be completed on or before the date the person: (1) is employed; (2) is assigned as a volunteer; or (3) enters into, or the person's employing entity enters into, a contract with the applicant. (i) An individual may be employed by a child caring institution as an employee, volunteer, or contractor before a criminal history check of the individual is completed as required under subsection (h) if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The following checks have been completed regarding the individual: (A) A fingerprint based check of national crime information data bases under IC 31-9-2.1-58(1). (B) A national sex offender registry check under IC 31-9-2.1-58(3). (C) An in-state local criminal records check under IC 31-9-2.1-58(4). (D) An in-state child protection index check under IC 31-33-26. (2) If the individual has resided outside Indiana at any time during the five (5) years preceding the individual's date of hiring by the child caring institution, the following checks have been requested regarding the individual: (A) An out-of-state child abuse registry check under IC 31-9-2.1-58(2). (B) An out-of-state local criminal records check under IC 31-9-2.1-58(4). (3) The individual's employment before the completion of the criminal history check required under subsection (h) is limited to training during which the individual: (A) does not have contact with children who are under the care and control of the child caring institution; and (B) does not have access to records containing information regarding children who are under the care and control of the child caring institution. (4) The individual completes an attestation, under penalty of perjury, disclosing: (A) any abuse or neglect complaints made against the individual with the child welfare agency of a state other than Indiana in which the individual resided within the five (5) years preceding the date of the attestation; and (B) any contact the individual had with a law enforcement agency in connection with the individual's suspected or alleged commission of a crime in a state other than Indiana in which the individual resided within the five (5) years preceding the date of the attestation. (j) The applicant or facility is responsible for any fees associated with a criminal history check. (k) The department shall, at the applicant's request, inform the applicant whether the department has or does not have a record of the person who is the subject of a criminal history check and if the department has identified the person as an alleged perpetrator of abuse or neglect. The department may not provide to the applicant any details or personally identifying information contained in any child protective services investigation report. (l) A person who is the subject of a criminal history check conducted in accordance with this section may request the state police department to provide the person with a copy of any state or national criminal history report concerning the person. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Amended by P.L.138-2007, SEC.47; P.L.162-2011, SEC.23; P.L.128-2012, SEC.96; P.L.183-2017, SEC.14; P.L.243-2019, SEC.7; P.L.173-2022, SEC.1; P.L.81-2025, SEC.3; P.L.62-2026, SEC.3; P.L.78-2026, SEC.5; P.L.145-2026, SEC.175.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-3.5 Employee completion of federally mandated background check

Sec. 3.5. (a) An employee of a child caring institution shall undergo a background check to which the employee is required by federal law to submit for purposes of the employee's provision of child welfare services: (1) not later than four (4) years after the individual's date of hire; and (2) one (1) time every four (4) years thereafter. (b) If an employee described in subsection (a) has completed the federally required background check to provide child welfare services, the employee is not required to complete a separate background check for providing additional child welfare services for the same employer. As added by P.L.62-2026, SEC.4.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-4 Child caring institution established by county; operation

Sec. 4. (a) A county may establish a child caring institution. The child caring institution may be operated by: (1) the county; or (2) a public or private agency under contract with the county; and must be operated under the rules adopted by the director under this article. (b) This section does not affect the following: (1) IC 31-31-1-1 or IC 31-40, requiring the county fiscal body to appropriate sufficient money to pay for services ordered by the juvenile court. (2) IC 31-31-8, authorizing the juvenile court to establish detention and shelter care facilities. (3) IC 12-13-5 and IC 12-19-1, requiring the division of family resources, the office, and the county departments to provide care and treatment for delinquent children and children in need of services. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-5 Grounds for denial of license application; waiver

Sec. 5. (a) The following constitute sufficient grounds for a denial of a license application: (1) A determination by the department of child abuse or neglect by: (A) the applicant; or (B) an employee, volunteer, or contractor of the applicant. (2) A criminal conviction of the applicant, or the director or manager of a facility where children will be placed by the applicant, of: (A) a felony; (B) a misdemeanor related to the health and safety of a child; (C) a misdemeanor for operating a child caring institution, foster family home, group home, or child placing agency without a license under this article (or IC 12-17.4 before its repeal); or (D) a misdemeanor for operating a child care center or child care home without a license under IC 12-17.2. (3) A determination by the department that the applicant made false statements in the applicant's application for licensure. (4) A determination by the department that the applicant made false statements in the records required by the department. (5) A determination by the department that: (A) the applicant; or (B) an employee, volunteer, or contractor of the applicant; previously operated a home or facility without a license required under any applicable provision of this article (or IC 12-17.4 before its repeal) or IC 12-17.2. (6) A juvenile adjudication of the applicant for a nonwaivable offense, as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-168 that, if committed by an adult, would be a felony. (7) A determination by the department that the applicant was previously licensed under this article and the license was revoked within one (1) year of the current application. (b) An application for a license may also be denied if an employee, volunteer, or contractor of the applicant has had any of the following: (1) A conviction of a nonwaivable offense, as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-168. (2) A conviction of any other felony or a misdemeanor relating to the health and safety of a child, unless the applicant is granted a waiver by the department with regard to the employee, volunteer, or contractor. (3) A juvenile adjudication for a nonwaivable offense, as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-168 that, if committed by an adult, would be a felony, unless the applicant is granted a waiver by the department with regard to the employee, volunteer, or contractor. (c) In determining whether to grant a waiver under subsection (b), the department shall consider the following factors: (1) The length of time that has passed since the disqualifying conviction. (2) The severity, nature, and circumstances of the offense. (3) Evidence of rehabilitation. (4) The duties and qualifications required for the proposed employment positions, volunteer assignment, or contract. (d) Notwithstanding subsection (a) or (b), if: (1) a license application could be denied due to a criminal conviction of, or a determination of child abuse or neglect by, an employee, volunteer, or contractor of the applicant; and (2) the department determines that the employee, volunteer, or contractor has been dismissed by the applicant within a reasonable time after the applicant became aware of the conviction or determination; the criminal conviction of, or determination of child abuse or neglect by, the former employee, former volunteer, or former contractor does not constitute a sufficient basis for the denial of a license application. (e) The department may adopt rules to implement this section. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Amended by P.L.138-2007, SEC.48; P.L.162-2011, SEC.24; P.L.128-2012, SEC.97; P.L.183-2017, SEC.15; P.L.243-2019, SEC.8; P.L.78-2026, SEC.6; P.L.145-2026, SEC.176.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-6 Incomplete applications

Sec. 6. The department may not act on an incomplete application. The department shall return an incomplete application with a notation concerning omissions. The return of an incomplete application is without prejudice. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-7 Investigation of applicants

Sec. 7. The department shall investigate a person seeking licensure to determine whether the person is in compliance with this article and the rules adopted under this article. The investigation shall be conducted at a reasonable time and in a reasonable manner, in announced or unannounced visits. Activities may include onsite inspections, record reading, observation, and interviewing. The department may require that evidence of compliance with the rules be presented in a form and manner specified in the rules. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-8 Issuance of license

Sec. 8. The department shall issue a license to a person who meets all of the license requirements when an investigation shows the applicant to be in compliance under this article. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-9 Eligibility for waivers and variances

Sec. 9. A child caring institution may be eligible to receive a waiver or variance from the requirements of this chapter by complying with IC 31-27-2-8. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-10 Waiver of maximum stay for child

Sec. 10. (a) The department may grant a waiver of the maximum stay for a child if the child caring institution licensed as a shelter care facility applies for the waiver before the expiration of the maximum stay. (b) The child caring institution shall document in the request for a waiver that the waiver is in the best interest of the child. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Amended by P.L.48-2012, SEC.26; P.L.81-2025, SEC.4.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-11 Denial of license

Sec. 11. (a) The department shall deny a license when an applicant fails to meet the requirements for a license. (b) The department shall send written notice by certified mail that the application has been denied and give the reasons for the denial. (c) An administrative hearing concerning the denial of a license shall be provided upon written request by the applicant. The request must be made not more than thirty (30) days after receiving the written notice under subsection (b). (d) An administrative hearing shall be held in accordance with IC 4-21.5-3. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Amended by P.L.128-2012, SEC.98.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-12 Investigation of unlicensed premises

Sec. 12. The department is responsible for investigating any premises that the department has reason to believe are being used for child care without a license in circumstances where a license is required. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-13 Duration of license; limitations; renewal; public display

Sec. 13. (a) A license for a child caring institution expires four (4) years after the date of issuance, unless the license is revoked or voluntarily returned. (b) A license issued under this chapter: (1) is not transferable; (2) applies only to the licensee and the location stated in the application; and (3) remains the property of the department. (c) When a licensee submits a timely application for renewal, the current license remains in effect until the department issues a license or denies the application. (d) A current license must be publicly displayed. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Amended by P.L.146-2006, SEC.27; P.L.128-2012, SEC.99.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-14 Probationary status; duration; expiration; extension

Sec. 14. (a) The department may place a licensee on probationary status if the licensee is temporarily unable to comply with a rule and if: (1) the noncompliance does not present an immediate threat to the health and well-being of the children; (2) the licensee files a plan with the department, Indiana department of health, or the state fire marshal to correct the areas of noncompliance within the probationary period; and (3) the department, Indiana department of health, or state fire marshal approves the plan. (b) A probationary status period is for not more than six (6) months. However, the department may extend a probationary status period for one (1) additional period of six (6) months. (c) At the expiration of a probationary status period, the department shall: (1) reactivate the license to the end of the original term of the license; (2) extend the probationary status period as permitted under subsection (b); or (3) revoke the license. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Amended by P.L.146-2006, SEC.28; P.L.56-2023, SEC.302.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-15 Inspections

Sec. 15. (a) The department shall do the following: (1) Make annual onsite inspections. (2) Keep written records of the monitoring activities and inspections. (b) The department of homeland security shall perform periodic inspections of child caring institutions. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Amended by P.L.28-2026, SEC.40.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-16 Cooperation by licensees

Sec. 16. A licensee shall cooperate with the department and any other state agency working on behalf of the department in carrying out the activities required by section 15 of this chapter, including permitting the department, the department of homeland security, and any other state agency working on behalf of the department to conduct announced or unannounced inspections. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Amended by P.L.128-2012, SEC.100; P.L.28-2026, SEC.41.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-17 Sprinkler system requirements

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 17. The fire prevention and building safety commission may not adopt rules requiring the installation of a sprinkler system in a living unit of a licensed child caring institution in which fewer than sixteen (16) children reside, each of whom is: (1) ambulatory; and (2) at least six (6) years of age. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-17 Sprinkler system requirements

Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027. Sec. 17. The department of homeland security may not adopt rules requiring the installation of a sprinkler system in a living unit of a licensed child caring institution in which fewer than sixteen (16) children reside, each of whom is: (1) ambulatory; and (2) at least six (6) years of age. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Amended by P.L.152-2026, SEC.472.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-18 Records

Sec. 18. (a) A licensee shall keep records regarding each child in the control and care of the licensee as the department requires and shall report to the department upon request the facts the department requires with reference to children. (b) The department shall keep records regarding children and facts learned about children and the children's relatives confidential. (c) The following have access to records regarding children and facts learned about children: (1) A state agency involved in the licensing of the child caring institution. (2) A legally mandated child protection agency. (3) A law enforcement agency. (4) An agency having the legal responsibility to care for a child placed at the child caring institution. (5) The parent, guardian, or custodian of the child at the child caring institution. (6) A citizen review panel established under IC 31-25-2-20.4. (7) The department of child services ombudsman established by IC 4-13-19-3. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Amended by P.L.138-2007, SEC.49; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.374; P.L.123-2014, SEC.11.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-18.5 Use of reasonable and prudent parent standard

Sec. 18.5. A licensee shall use the reasonable and prudent parent standard when determining whether to allow a child in foster care to participate in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities. As added by P.L.104-2015, SEC.20.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-19 Notice of enforcement actions; informal meetings

Sec. 19. Except as provided in section 29 of this chapter, the department shall give a licensee thirty (30) days written notice by certified mail of an enforcement action. The licensee shall also be provided with the opportunity for an informal meeting with the department. The licensee must request the meeting not more than ten (10) working days after receipt of the certified notice. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-20 Administrative hearings

Sec. 20. An administrative hearing concerning the decision of the department to impose a sanction under this chapter shall be provided upon a written request by the child caring institution. The request must be made not more than thirty (30) days after receiving notice under section 19 of this chapter. The written request must be made separately from an informal meeting request made under section 19 of this chapter. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Amended by P.L.128-2012, SEC.101.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-21 Procedure for administrative hearings

Sec. 21. A hearing requested under section 20 of this chapter shall be held in accordance with IC 4-21.5-3. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-26 Cessation of operation upon revocation of license

Sec. 26. A child caring institution shall cease operation when the license of the child caring institution is revoked. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-27 Notice

Sec. 27. (a) After a license is revoked, the department shall notify in writing each person responsible for each child in care to ensure that those children are removed. (b) The written notice shall be sent to the last known address of the person responsible for the child in care and shall state that the license of the child caring institution has been revoked. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Amended by P.L.146-2006, SEC.29.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-29 Investigations of noncompliance; injunctions; corrective action plans; removal of children; informal meetings

Sec. 29. (a) The department shall investigate a report of a licensed child caring institution's noncompliance with this article or the rules adopted under this article. If there is reasonable cause to believe that a licensee's noncompliance with this article and rules adopted under this article creates an imminent danger of serious bodily injury to a child or an imminent danger to the health of a child, the department shall report the department's findings to the attorney general and to the local office and the prosecuting attorney in the county where the institution is located. (b) The attorney general or the department may do the following: (1) Seek the issuance of a search warrant to assist in the investigation. (2) File an action for injunctive relief to stop the operation of a child caring institution if there is reasonable cause to believe that a licensee's noncompliance with this article or the rules adopted under this article creates an imminent danger of serious bodily injury to a child or an imminent danger to the health of a child. (c) The department may require a plan of corrective action, including a hold on new placements, for emergency protection of the children described in subsection (b). (d) The department may provide for the removal of children from child caring institutions described in subsection (b). (e) An opportunity for an informal meeting with the department shall be available after the injunctive relief is ordered. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Amended by P.L.128-2012, SEC.104.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-30 Expiration of injunctions for creation of imminent danger

Sec. 30. A court order granted under section 29(b)(2) of this chapter expires upon the later of the following: (1) Sixty (60) days after the order is issued. (2) When a final department decision is issued under sections 20 and 21 of this chapter if notice of an enforcement action is issued under section 19 of this chapter. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Amended by P.L.128-2012, SEC.105.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-31 Grounds for revocation of license; waiver

Sec. 31. (a) The following constitute sufficient grounds for revocation of a license: (1) A determination by the department of child abuse or neglect by: (A) the licensee; or (B) an employee, volunteer, or contractor of the licensee. (2) A criminal conviction of the licensee, or the director or manager of a facility where children will be placed by the licensee, of any of the following: (A) A felony. (B) A misdemeanor related to the health or safety of a child. (C) A misdemeanor for operating a child caring institution, foster family home, group home, or child placing agency without a license under this article (or IC 12-17.4 before its repeal). (D) A misdemeanor for operating a child care center or child care home without a license under IC 12-17.2. (3) A determination by the department that the licensee made false statements in the licensee's application for licensure. (4) A determination by the department that the licensee made false statements in the records required by the department. (5) A determination by the department that: (A) the licensee; or (B) an employee, volunteer, or contractor of the licensee; previously operated a home or facility without a license required under any applicable provision of this article (or IC 12-17.4 before its repeal) or IC 12-17.2. (6) A juvenile adjudication of a licensee for a nonwaivable offense, as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-168 that, if committed by an adult, would be a felony. (7) A determination by the department that the operator of the child caring institution has failed to comply with an order of the department of homeland security. (b) A license may also be revoked if an employee, volunteer, or contractor of the licensee has had any of the following: (1) A conviction of a nonwaivable offense, as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-168. (2) A conviction of any other felony or a misdemeanor relating to the health and safety of a child, unless the licensee is granted a waiver by the department with regard to the employee, volunteer, or contractor. (3) A juvenile adjudication for a nonwaivable offense, as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-168 that, if committed by an adult, would be a felony, unless the licensee is granted a waiver by the department with regard to the employee, volunteer, or contractor. (c) In determining whether to grant a waiver under subsection (b), the department shall consider the following factors: (1) The length of time that has passed since the disqualifying conviction. (2) The severity, nature, and circumstances of the offense. (3) Evidence of rehabilitation. (4) The duties and qualifications required for the proposed employment positions, volunteer assignment, or contract. (d) Notwithstanding subsection (a) or (b), if: (1) a license could be revoked due to a criminal conviction of, or a determination of child abuse or neglect by, an employee, volunteer, or contractor of the licensee; and (2) the department determines that the employee, volunteer, or contractor has been dismissed by the licensee within a reasonable time after the licensee became aware of the conviction or determination; the criminal conviction of, or determination of child abuse or neglect by, the former employee, former volunteer, or former contractor does not constitute a sufficient basis for the revocation of a license. (e) The department may adopt rules to implement this section. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Amended by P.L.138-2007, SEC.50; P.L.162-2011, SEC.25; P.L.183-2017, SEC.16; P.L.243-2019, SEC.9; P.L.28-2026, SEC.42; P.L.145-2026, SEC.177.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-32 Compliance with rules; disciplinary sanctions; revocation of license

Sec. 32. (a) A licensee shall operate a child caring institution in compliance with the rules established under this article and is subject to the disciplinary sanctions under subsection (b) if the department finds that the licensee has violated this article or a rule adopted under this article. (b) After complying with the procedural provisions in sections 19 through 21 of this chapter, the department may revoke the license when the department finds that a licensee has committed a violation under subsection (a). As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Amended by P.L.146-2006, SEC.30; P.L.128-2012, SEC.106.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-33 Investigations of unlicensed operation; injunctions; civil penalties

Sec. 33. (a) The department shall investigate a report of an unlicensed child caring institution and report the department's findings to the attorney general and to the local office and the prosecuting attorney in the county where the institution is located. (b) The attorney general or the department may do the following: (1) Seek the issuance of a search warrant to assist in the investigation. (2) File an action for injunctive relief to stop the operation of a child caring institution if there is reasonable cause to believe that the child caring institution is operating without a license required under this article. (3) Seek in a civil action a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) a day for each day a child caring institution is operating without a license required under this article. (c) An opportunity for an informal meeting with the department shall be available after the injunctive relief is ordered. (d) The civil penalties collected under this section shall be deposited in the department of child services child care fund established by IC 31-25-2-16. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273. Amended by P.L.1-2007, SEC.202; P.L.128-2012, SEC.107.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-34 Expiration of injunction for unlicensed operation

Sec. 34. A court order granted under section 33(b)(2) of this chapter expires when the child caring institution is issued a license. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273.

Ind. Code § 31-27-3-35 Violations of chapter

Sec. 35. A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor. As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273.
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