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;

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-41-1-2

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
(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.