Statutes > Indiana Statutes > TITLE 31. FAMILY LAW AND JUVENILE LAW > ARTICLE 37. JUVENILE LAW: DELINQUENCY > CHAPTER 2. DELINQUENT CHILDREN WHO COMMIT CERTAIN OTHER ACTS AND WHO NEED CARE, TREATMENT, OR REHABILITATION

CHAPTER 2. DELINQUENT CHILDREN WHO COMMIT CERTAIN OTHER ACTS AND WHO NEED CARE, TREATMENT, OR REHABILITATION

IC 31-37-2
     Chapter 2. Delinquent Children Who Commit Certain Other Acts and Who Need Care, Treatment, or Rehabilitation

IC 31-37-2-1
Delinquent child defined
     Sec. 1. A child is a delinquent child if, before becoming eighteen (18) years of age, the child:
        (1) commits a delinquent act described in this chapter; and
        (2) needs care, treatment, or rehabilitation that:
            (A) the child is not receiving;
            (B) the child is unlikely to accept voluntarily; and
            (C) is unlikely to be provided or accepted without the coercive intervention of the court.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.

IC 31-37-2-2
Delinquent act; leaving home without permission of parent, guardian, or custodian
     Sec. 2. A child commits a delinquent act if, before becoming eighteen (18) years of age, the child leaves home:
        (1) without reasonable cause; and
        (2) without permission of the parent, guardian, or custodian, who requests the child's return.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.

IC 31-37-2-3
Delinquent act; violation of compulsory school attendance law
     Sec. 3. A child commits a delinquent act if, before becoming eighteen (18) years of age, the child violates IC 20-33-2 concerning compulsory school attendance.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.209.

IC 31-37-2-4
Delinquent act; habitual disobedience of parent, guardian, or custodian
     Sec. 4. A child commits a delinquent act if, before becoming eighteen (18) years of age, the child habitually disobeys the reasonable and lawful commands of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.

IC 31-37-2-5
Delinquent act; curfew violation
     Sec. 5. A child commits a delinquent act if, before becoming eighteen (18) years of age, the child commits a curfew violation under IC 31-37-3.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.

IC 31-37-2-6 Delinquent act; violation concerning minors and alcoholic beverages
     Sec. 6. A child commits a delinquent act if, before becoming eighteen (18) years of age, the child violates IC 7.1-5-7 concerning minors and alcoholic beverages.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.

IC 31-37-2-7
Delinquent act; fireworks violation
     Sec. 7. A child commits a delinquent act if, before becoming eighteen (18) years of age, the child violates IC 22-11-14-6(c) concerning minors and fireworks.
As added by P.L.187-2006, SEC.16.