Ind. Code § 31-34-1-5
Parent, guardian, or custodian allowing child to commit sex offense
Indiana · Indiana Code Title 31 — Family Law and Juvenile Law · Status: effective
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- Ind. Code § 31-34-1-5, Parent, guardian, or custodian allowing child to commit sex offense, Indiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1671012
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Sec. 5. A child is a child in need of services if before the child becomes eighteen (18) years of age:
(1) the child's parent, guardian, or custodian allows the child to commit a sex offense prohibited by IC 35-45-4; and
(2) the child needs care, treatment, or rehabilitation that:
(A) the child is not receiving; and
(B) is unlikely to be provided or accepted without the coercive intervention of the court.