Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 83
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
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.
Waltz
January 5, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and
Civil Matters.
Introduced
First Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2011)
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SENATE BILL No. 83
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
family law and juvenile law.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 31-32-13-1; (11)IN0083.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 31-32-13-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.145-2006,
SECTION 278, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 1. Upon a juvenile court's motion
or upon the motion of a child's parent, guardian, custodian, or guardian
ad litem, a probation officer, a caseworker, the prosecuting attorney,
the attorney for the department of child services, or any person
providing services to the child or the child's parent, guardian, or
custodian or investigating suspected child abuse or neglect of the
child, the juvenile court may issue an order:
(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.
SOURCE: IC 35-45-21; (11)IN0083.1.2. -->
SECTION 2. IC 35-45-21 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A
NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2011]:
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.