IC 31-34-1-6 — Child substantially endangering own or another's health
Chapter 1. Circumstances Under Which a Child Is a Child in Need of Services
Section text
Sec. 6. A child is a child in need of services if before the child becomes eighteen (18) years of age: (1) the child substantially endangers the child's own health or the health of another individual; 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.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.2-2005, SEC.80.
Source: official publisher (2026 edition)