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IN SB0349
Bill
AI Summary
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Allows intake officers to impose conditions on children released without a court custody order, including home detention, electronic monitoring, curfews, contact restrictions, and other reasonable conditions to protect the child or community.
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Permits intake officers to place children in detention if they reasonably believe the child is delinquent and meets criteria including likelihood of non-appearance, commission of felony acts, danger to self or community, or unavailable parents.
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Changes the 48-hour deadline for detention hearings or probable cause determination hearings from excluding weekends and holidays to including them in the calculation.
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Requires detention hearings or probable cause determination hearings to be held within 48 hours after a child is taken into custody by law enforcement, with automatic release if the hearing is not held by the deadline.
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Effective July 1, 2016, amending Indiana Code sections 31-37-5-5, 31-37-5-6, 31-37-6-2, and 31-37-6-4.
Legislative Description
Juvenile detention matters. Allows an intake officer to impose conditions upon the release of a child who was not taken into custody under an order of the court. Includes weekends and holidays in the 48 hour calculation for detention hearings or probable cause determination hearings.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/7/2016