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 i … [Read more...] about Juvenile release by intake officers
Juvenile
Department of Child Services matters
The Senate Family and Children Services Committee heard SB 305 on Department of Child Services matters authored by Sen. Head. This bill makes a child who is a victim of human trafficking a new CHINS category, and other CHINS changes. It also removes a requirement that a delinquent be removed from the home in order to have DCS pay for services in an informal adjustment, deletes … [Read more...] about Department of Child Services matters
2015 Legislative Session Digest
This is the digest of the final installment of the Legislative Update for the 2015 legislative session. This digest contains summaries of select bills of interest or portions of bills that were signed into law in the 2015 legislative session. Civil Law Service of process (S.E.A. 2, P.L. 41-2015) Religious objections to government actions (S.E.A. 50, P.L. 4-2015) Lawsuits against … [Read more...] about 2015 Legislative Session Digest
Appeals by the attorney general
S.E.A. 261, P.L. 110-2015 Effective: July 1, 2015 Specifies the circumstances under which the state can appeal in criminal and juvenile delinquency cases. The full law is available at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/senate/261 … [Read more...] about Appeals by the attorney general
CHINS and delinquent child dual determination
H.E.A. 1196, P.L. 66-2015 Effective: July 1, 2015 Requires that in a child in need of services (CHINS) determination, a court shall determine if the child has been adjudicated as a delinquent child. Requires that in a delinquency determination, a court shall determine if the child is a child in need of services. Provides that if a child is a child in need of services and has been … [Read more...] about CHINS and delinquent child dual determination