Indiana Code 31-34-3-1. Procedures for notice to custodial parent, guardian, or custodian
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- 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.
Sec. 1. If a child is taken into custody under IC 31-34-2, the department of child services shall notify the child’s custodial parent, guardian, or custodian not more than two (2) hours after the child has been taken into custody that the child has been taken into custody as the result of alleged child abuse or neglect.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-4.5(a) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.234-2005, SEC.172.