IC 31-34-7-2 — Provision of preliminary inquiry and recommendation to attorney for department
Chapter 7. Information About Children in Need of Services, Investigation, and Preliminary Inquiry
Section text
Sec. 2. The intake officer shall send to the attorney for the department a copy of the preliminary inquiry. The intake officer shall recommend whether to: (1) file a petition; (2) file a petition and recommend that the child be referred for an assessment by a dual status assessment team as described in IC 31-41-1-5; (3) informally adjust the case; (4) informally adjust the case and recommend that the child be referred for an assessment by the dual status assessment team as described in IC 31-41-1-5; (5) refer the child to another agency; or (6) dismiss the case.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.293; P.L.146-2008, SEC.583; P.L.66-2015, SEC.2.
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