Indiana § 31-40-1-1.5 - Definitions
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§ 31-40-1-1.5. Definitions
Sec. 1.5. (a) As used in this chapter, "costs of secure detention" includes all expenses relating to any of the following items:
(1) Construction, repair, operation, maintenance, and administration of a secure detention facility.
(2) Room, board, supervision, and support services for housing at a secure detention facility of a child who has been:
(A) taken into custody under IC 31-37-5 and placed in a secure detention facility for purposes of court proceedings under IC 31-37; or
(B) placed in a secure detention facility under IC 31-37-19-6 or IC 31-37-19-10.
(3) Services provided by the department, a county probation office, or any service provider contracted by the department or county probation office if the services are provided:
(A) to or for the benefit of the child;
(B) under or consistent with the terms of a dispositional decree entered in accordance with IC 31-37-19-6 or IC 31-37-19-10; and
(C) during the time the child is housed in a secure detention facility.
(b) As used in this chapter, "secure detention facility" includes:
(1) a juvenile detention center described in IC 31-31-8 or IC 31-31-9; or
(2) a secure facility, including any separate unit or structure, that is:
(A) not licensed by the department under IC 31-27; or
(B) located outside Indiana.
(c) As used in this chapter, "services" includes education, provision of necessary clothing and supplies, medical and dental care, counseling and remediation, or any other services or programs included in a dispositional decree or case plan ordered or approved by the juvenile court for the benefit of a delinquent child under IC 31-37.
As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.664.
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