Sec. 2. (a) If: (1) a child is in detention; and (2) a petition has been filed; a fact-finding hearing or a waiver hearing must be commenced not later than twenty (20) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after the petition is filed. (b) If: (1) a child is not in detention; and (2) a petition has been filed; the hearing must be commenced not later than sixty (60) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after the petition is filed. (c) A child who is ordered detained in the home of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian or who is subject to other conditions of release under IC 31-37-6-6 may not be considered as being detained for purposes of this section. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-6(b).]
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