Bill Text: IN SB0083 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Child concealment.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-05 - First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters [SB0083 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-SB0083-Introduced.html
Citations Affected: IC 31-32-13-1; IC 35-45-21.
Synopsis: Child concealment. Allows a juvenile court to issue certain
orders requested by a person investigating suspected child abuse or
neglect of a child. Makes it Class D felony for a person to fail to
comply with a court order to deliver a child, provide the location of a
child, or name a person who may have knowledge of a child's
whereabouts to the court or another person. Provides that it is a defense
to a charge if the person is unable to comply with the court order due
to lack of knowledge.
Effective: July 1, 2011.
January 5, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and
Civil Matters.
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(1) to control the conduct of any person in relation to the child;
(2) to provide a child with an examination or treatment under IC 31-32-12; or
(3) to prevent a child from leaving the court's jurisdiction.
Chapter 21. Child Concealment
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "child" means a person who is less than eighteen (18) years of age.
Sec. 2. A person who knowingly or intentionally fails to comply with an order by a court to:
(1) deliver a child;
(2) provide the location of a child; or
(3) name a person who may have knowledge of a child's whereabouts;
to the court or another person commits child concealment, a Class D felony.
Sec. 3. It is a defense to a prosecution under this chapter that the person is unable to comply with the order of the court due to lack of knowledge.