IC 31-30-1-2.5 — Persons prohibited from serving as guardian or custodian of a child
Chapter 1. Jurisdiction Generally
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Sec. 2.5. A juvenile court may not appoint a person to serve as the guardian or custodian of a child or permit a person to continue to serve as a guardian or custodian of a child if the person: (1) is a sexually violent predator (as described in IC 35-38-1-7.5); (2) was at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of the offense and committed child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3) or sexual misconduct with a minor (IC 35-42-4-9) against a child less than sixteen (16) years of age: (A) by using or threatening the use of deadly force; (B) while armed with a deadly weapon; or (C) that resulted in serious bodily injury; or (3) was less than eighteen (18) years of age at the time of the offense but was tried and convicted as an adult of an offense described in: (A) IC 35-42-4-1; (B) IC 35-42-4-2 (before its repeal); (C) IC 35-42-4-3 as a Class A or Class B felony (for crimes committed before July 1, 2014) or as a Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 felony (for crimes committed after June 30, 2014); (D) IC 35-42-4-5(a)(1); (E) IC 35-42-4-5(a)(2); (F) IC 35-42-4-5(a)(3) (before that provision was redesignated by P.L.158-2013, SECTION 441); (G) IC 35-42-4-5(b)(1) as a Class A or Class B felony (for crimes committed before July 1, 2014) or as a Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4 felony (for crimes committed after June 30, 2014); (H) IC 35-42-4-5(b)(2); or (I) IC 35-42-4-5(b)(3) as a Class A or Class B felony (for crimes committed before July 1, 2014) or as a Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 felony (for crimes committed after June 30, 2014).
As added by P.L.139-2006, SEC.3, P.L.140-2006, SEC.18, and P.L.173-2006, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.131-2009, SEC.38; P.L.158-2013, SEC.314; P.L.214-2013, SEC.24; P.L.168-2014, SEC.39; P.L.86-2018, SEC.218; P.L.142-2020, SEC.39.
Source: official publisher (2026 edition)