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§ 31-37-7-4 — Indiana Law | CourtGPT
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§ 31-37-7-4

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A court may not place a child in:(1) a community based correctional facility for children;(2) a juvenile detention facility;(3) a secure facility;(4) a secure private facility; or(5) a shelter care facility;that is located outside the child's county of residence unless placement of the child in a comparable facility with adequate services located in the child's county of residence is unavailable or the child's county of residence does not have an appropriate comparable facility with adequate services.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-6.5(e) part.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.