IC 31-34-1-3.5 — Victim of human or sexual trafficking

Bills amending this section

• SB 802026Signed into laweffective July 1, 2026

  Code publication.

Bills citing this section

• HB 13032026Signed into law

  Sex crimes and child safety.

• SB 2902026In committee

  Sex with a minor.

• SB 2012026In committee

  Protecting children from family violence.

Section text

Sec. 3.5. (a) A child is a child in need of services if, before the child becomes eighteen (18) years of age: (1) the child is the victim of human or sexual trafficking (as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-254); 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. (b) A child is considered a victim of human or sexual trafficking regardless of whether the child consented to the conduct described in subsection (a)(1).

As added by P.L.46-2016, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.142-2020, SEC.42; P.L.145-2026, SEC.202.

Source: official publisher (2026 edition)

Sections citing IC 31-34-1-3.5

• IC 31-34-10-3
• IC 31-34-10-6
• IC 31-34-10-7
• IC 31-34-12-4.5
• IC 31-34-21-5.6
• IC 31-9-2.1-254

Sections IC 31-34-1-3.5 cites

• IC 31-9-2.1-254