Indiana Code 31-34-1-5. Parent, guardian, or custodian allowing child to commit sex offense
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Sec. 5. A child is a child in need of services if before the child becomes eighteen (18) years of age:
(2) the child needs care, treatment, or rehabilitation that:
(1) the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian allows the child to commit a sex offense prohibited by IC 35-45-4; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-34-1-5
- 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.
(A) the child is not receiving; and
(B) is unlikely to be provided or accepted without the coercive intervention of the court.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-3(a) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.2-2005, SEC.79.