Time for filing petition alleging delinquency of child in detention
Ind. Code § 31-37-11-1
in effectSec. 1. If a child is in detention, a petition alleging delinquency must be filed not later than seven (7) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after the child is taken into custody.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-6(a).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/31Fetched: 10/17/2026
