Indiana § 31-33-1-2 - Judge may directly contact local DCS office
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§ 31-33-1-2. Judge may directly contact local DCS office
Sec. 2. When confronted with a potential case of child abuse or neglect, a judge who wishes to contact the department shall first use the child abuse hotline to report the suspected child abuse or neglect to the department. If the:
(1) judge does not obtain a response from the child abuse hotline; or
(2) response the judge obtains from the hotline will not, in the opinion of the judge, serve the best interests of the child;
the judge may contact a local office of the department directly to report the suspected child abuse or neglect.
As added by P.L.158-2013, SEC.317.
IC 31-33-1.5Chapter 1.5. RepealedRepealed by P.L.145-2006, SEC.376.
IC 31-33-2Chapter 2. Repealed[Pre-1997 Recodification Citations:
31-33-2-1formerly 31-6-11-10(a) part31-33-2-2formerly 31-6-11-10(a) part31-33-2-3formerly 31-6-11-10(b)31-33-2-4formerly 31-6-11-6(c) part31-33-2-5formerly 31-6-11-6(c) part31-33-2-6formerly 31-6-11-10(c)31-33-2-7formerly 31-6-11-10(d)31-33-2-8formerly 31-6-11-10(e)31-33-2-9formerly 31-6-11-10(h) part.]Repealed by P.L.145-2006, SEC.376.
IC 31-33-3Chapter 3. Community Child Protection Team
31-33-3-1Community child protection team established; members 31-33-3-2Election of team coordinator 31-33-3-3Duties of team coordinator 31-33-3-4Meetings; agenda 31-33-3-5Recommendation to the department of child services 31-33-3-6Review of child abuse and neglect cases and complaints 31-33-3-7Periodic reports 31-33-3-8Confidentiality of matters reviewed
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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