(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 'shelter care facility', for purposes of the juvenile law, means a place of residence that:(1) is licensed under the laws of any state; and(2) is not locked to prevent a child's departure unless the administrator determines that locking is necessary to protect the child's health.(b) 'Shelter care facility', for purposes of IC 31-27-3 and IC 31-27-5, means a child caring institution or group home that provides temporary service twenty-four (24) hours a day for not more than twenty (20) consecutive days to a child:(1) who is admitted to a residential facility on an emergency basis; and(2) who is:(A) receiving care and supervision under an order of a juvenile court;(B) voluntarily placed by the parent or guardian of the child; or(C) self-referred.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citations: 31-6-1-6 part; 31-6-1-27.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.214; P.L.48-2012, SEC.19; P.L.13-2013, SEC.75.
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