Adjudication not considered criminal conviction; civil disability not imposed
Ind. Code § 31-32-2-6
in effectSec. 6. (a) A child may not be considered a criminal as the result of an adjudication in a juvenile court, nor may an adjudication in juvenile court be considered a conviction of a crime.
(b) An adjudication in juvenile court does not impose any civil disability imposed by conviction of a crime.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-3-5(b).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.15.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/31Fetched: 10/17/2026
