IC 31-34-12-4.6 — Circumstances creating rebuttable presumption that child is in need of services
Chapter 12. Findings, Presumptions, and Evidence
Bills amending this section
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Sec. 4.6. (a) There is a rebuttable presumption that a child is a child in need of services if the court finds that the child lives in the same household as an adult who is subject to an order requiring the adult to participate in a program of care, treatment, or rehabilitation under IC 31-34-20-3. (b) There is a rebuttable presumption that a child is a child in need of services if the court finds that the child's parent, guardian, or custodian willfully or knowingly: (1) exposed the child to the illegal manufacture or distribution of a legend drug or controlled substance; or (2) exposed the child to: (A) methamphetamine; (B) fentanyl; or (C) a fentanyl containing substance (as defined by IC 35-48-1.1-19); for which the parent, guardian, or custodian did not have a valid prescription.
As added by P.L.179-2025, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.23-2026, SEC.266.
Source: official publisher (2026 edition)