Indiana § 31-33-26-12 - Criminal charges against a perpetrator; entitlement to administrative hearings
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§ 31-33-26-12. Criminal charges against a perpetrator; entitlement to administrative hearings
Sec. 12. (a) If criminal charges are filed against a perpetrator based on the same facts and circumstances on which the department classified a child abuse or neglect report as substantiated, any administrative hearing requested by the perpetrator under this chapter shall be stayed pending disposition of the criminal charges.
(b) If the criminal charges result in the conviction of the perpetrator and the facts that provided a necessary element for the conviction also provided the basis for the substantiated report under IC 31-33-8-12, the person named in the report as a perpetrator of child abuse or neglect is not entitled to an administrative hearing under this chapter.
As added by P.L.138-2007, SEC.67.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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