The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 90 authored by Sen. Zakas on conditional juvenile release by intake officers. The bill permits a juvenile intake officer to impose conditions (home detention, curfew restrictions, etc.) upon a juvenile’s release to a parent, guardian, or custodian, if the child was not taken into custody under a court order.
Sen. Zakas introduced the bill together with an amendment written in collaboration with the Indiana Judicial Center to require a hearing regarding those conditions within 7 days; and to permit DCS to object within 3 business days to any condition that requires DCS to provide services to the child. The bill was amended by consent, and passed 8-0.
Read the bill at https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2016/bills/senate/90