Detention of child leaving home without permission of parent, guardian, or custodian
Ind. Code § 31-37-7-3
in effectSec. 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.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-6.5(c).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.58-2004, SEC.1.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/31Fetched: 10/17/2026