Indiana Code § 31-37-7-4

Placement in facility located outside child's county of residence
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Sec. 4. A court may not place a child in: (1) a community based correctional facility for children; (2) a juvenile detention facility; (3) a secure facility; (4) a secure private facility; or (5) a shelter care facility; that is located outside the child's county of residence unless placement of the child in a comparable facility with adequate services located in the child's county of residence is unavailable or the child's county of residence does not have an appropriate comparable facility with adequate services. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-6.5(e) part.]   IC 31-37-8 Chapter 8. Information About Delinquent Children, Investigation, and Preliminary Inquiry               31-37-8-1 Receipt and forwarding of information concerning delinquent child; preliminary inquiry             31-37-8-2 Contents of preliminary inquiry             31-37-8-3 Notice of conduct and nature of preliminary inquiry             31-37-8-4 Advisement required for child interview             31-37-8-4.5 Privileged communication to a mental health evaluator; exceptions             31-37-8-5 Provision of copies of preliminary inquiry and recommendation             31-37-8-6 Decision whether to file petition

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