Indiana § 31-41-1-2 - "Dual status child"
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 31-41-1-2 — "Dual status child", with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-41-1-2. "Dual status child"
Sec. 2. "Dual status child" means:
(1) a child who is alleged to be or is presently adjudicated to be a child in need of services under IC 31-34-10 or IC 31-34-11 and is alleged to be or is presently adjudicated to be a delinquent child under IC 31-37-12 or IC 31-37-13;
(2) a child who is presently named in an informal adjustment under IC 31-34-8 and who is adjudicated a delinquent child under IC 31-37-12 or IC 31-37-13;
(3) a child who is presently named in an informal adjustment under IC 31-37-9 and who is adjudicated to be a child in need of services under IC 31-34-10 or IC 31-34-11;
(4) a child who:
(A) has been previously adjudicated to be a child in need of services under IC 31-34-10 or IC 31-34-11; or
(B) was a participant in a program of informal adjustment under IC 31-34-8;
and who was under a wardship that had been terminated or was in a program of informal adjustment that had concluded before the current delinquency petition;
(5) a child who was:
(A) previously adjudicated to be a delinquent child under IC 31-37-12 or IC 31-37-13 that was closed; and
(B) a participant in a program of informal adjustment under IC 31-37-9 which was concluded prior to a child in need of services proceeding; and
(6) a child:
(A) who is eligible for release from commitment of the department of correction;
(B) whose parent, guardian, or custodian:
(i) cannot be located; or
(ii) is unwilling to take custody of the child; and
(C) for whom the department of correction is requesting a modification of the dispositional decree under IC 31-30-2-4.
As added by P.L.66-2015, SEC.17.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-41-1-2 (""Dual status child"") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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