Sec. 1. (a) A juvenile court has exclusive original jurisdiction, except as provided in sections 9, 10, 12, and 13 of this chapter, in the following: (1) Proceedings in which a child, including a child of divorced parents, is alleged to be a delinquent child under IC 31-37 . (2) Proceedings in which a child, including a child of divorced parents, is alleged to be a child in need of services under IC 31-34 . (3) Proceedings concerning the paternity of a child under IC 31-14 . (4) Proceedings under the interstate compact on juveniles under IC 31-37-23 . (5) Proceedings governing the participation of a parent, guardian, or custodian in a program of care, treatment, or rehabilitation for a child under IC 31-34-20 or IC 31-37-15 . (6) Proceedings under IC 31-34-4 , IC 31-34-5 , IC 31-37-5 , and IC 31-37-6 governing the detention of a child before a petition has been filed. (7) Proceedings to issue a protective order under IC 31-32-13 . (8) Proceedings in which a child less than sixteen (16) years of age is alleged to have committed an act that would be a misdemeanor traffic offense if committed by an adult. (9) Proceedings in which a child is alleged to have committed an act that would be an offense under IC 9-30-5 if committed by an adult. (10) Guardianship of the person proceedings for a child: (A) who has been adjudicated as a child in need of services; (B) for whom a juvenile court has approved a permanency plan under IC 31-34-21-7 that provides for the appointment of a guardian of the person; and (C) who is the subject of a pending child in need of services proceeding under IC 31-34 . (11) Proceedings concerning involuntary drug and alcohol treatment under IC 31-32-16 . (12) Proceedings under the interstate compact for juveniles under IC 11-13-4.5-1.5 . (13) Proceedings under IC 31-28-5.8 . (14) Other proceedings specified by law. (b) A juvenile court has jurisdiction over a person who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age for an alleged offense: (1) committed while the person was a child; and (2) that could not have been waived under IC 31-30-3 . [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-2-1.1(a).]
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