Indiana § 31-30-4-4 - Reclassification of offender in a juvenile facility; transfer to adult facility
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§ 31-30-4-4. Reclassification of offender in a juvenile facility; transfer to adult facility
Sec. 4. (a) The department of correction may reclassify an offender placed in a juvenile facility under section 2(b) of this chapter and transfer the offender to an appropriate adult facility if the department determines that placement of the offender in any juvenile facility of the division of youth services is no longer appropriate.
(b) If the department of correction reclassifies and transfers an offender under this section:
(1) the department shall notify the sentencing court of the circumstances of the reclassification and transfer; and
(2) the sentencing court:
(A) shall hold a review hearing concerning the reclassification and transfer of the offender; and
(B) after the hearing is conducted under clause (A), may order execution of all or part of the offender's suspended criminal sentence in an adult facility of the department of correction.
As added by P.L.104-2013, SEC.1.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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