Indiana 2024 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1150 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE BILL No. 1150
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 31-34.
7	7	Synopsis: Juvenile victims of human trafficking. Provides that if a
8	8	petition alleges that a child is a child in need of services as a victim of
9	9	human or sexual trafficking, the juvenile court shall make a
10	10	determination on the petition and: (1) the child shall not be required to
11	11	admit or deny the allegation; and (2) the petitioner must prove the
12	12	allegation by a preponderance of the evidence. Requires that before or
13	13	at the initial hearing, the court shall appoint an attorney for a child
14	14	alleged to be a child in need of services as a victim of human or sexual
15	15	trafficking.
16	16	Effective: July 1, 2024.
17	17	Goss-Reaves, DeVon
18	18	January 8, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.
19	19	2024 IN 1150—LS 6519/DI 119 Introduced
20	20	Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
21	21	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
22	22	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
23	23	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
24	24	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
25	25	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
26	26	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
27	27	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
28	28	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
29	29	between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
30	30	HOUSE BILL No. 1150
31	31	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
32	32	family law and juvenile law.
33	33	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
34	34	1 SECTION 1. IC 31-34-1-3.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.142-2020,
35	35	2 SECTION 42, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
36	36	3 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3.5. (a) A child is a child in need of services if,
37	37	4 before the child becomes eighteen (18) years of age:
38	38	5 (1) the child is the victim of human or sexual trafficking (as
39	39	6 defined in IC 31-9-2-133.1); and
40	40	7 (2) the child needs care, treatment, or rehabilitation that:
41	41	8 (A) the child is not receiving; and
42	42	9 (B) is unlikely to be provided or accepted without the coercive
43	43	10 intervention of the court.
44	44	11 (b) A child is considered a victim of human or sexual trafficking
45	45	12 regardless of whether the child consented to the conduct described in
46	46	13 subsection (a)(1).
47	47	14 (c) Before or at the initial hearing described in IC 31-34-10-2,
48	48	15 the court shall appoint an attorney for the child under this section.
49	49	16 SECTION 2. IC 31-34-10-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.46-2016,
50	50	17 SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
51	51	2024 IN 1150—LS 6519/DI 119 2
52	52	1 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 7. (a) If a petition alleges that the child is a child
53	53	2 in need of services under IC 31-34-1-6, or IC 31-34-1-3.5, the juvenile
54	54	3 court shall determine whether the child admits or denies the
55	55	4 allegations. A failure to respond constitutes a denial.
56	56	5 (b) If a petition alleges that a child is a child in need of services
57	57	6 under IC 31-34-1-3.5, the juvenile court shall make a
58	58	7 determination on the petition and the child shall not be required to
59	59	8 admit or deny the allegation. The petitioner must prove the
60	60	9 allegation by a preponderance of the evidence.
61	61	2024 IN 1150—LS 6519/DI 119