CHAPTER 25. NO CONTACT ORDERS

IC 31-37-25
     Chapter 25. No Contact Orders

IC 31-37-25-1
Eligibility to file petition for no contact order
    
Sec. 1. Any of the following may sign and file a petition for the juvenile court to require a person to refrain from direct or indirect contact with a child:
        (1) The prosecuting attorney.
        (2) A probation officer.
        (3) The department of correction.
        (4) The guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate.
As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.38. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.356; P.L.146-2008, SEC.662.

IC 31-37-25-2
Verification
    
Sec. 2. A petition filed under section 1 of this chapter must be verified.
As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.38.

IC 31-37-25-3
Petition requirements
    
Sec. 3. A petition seeking to restrain a person from contact must be entitled "In the Matter of a No Contact Order for ___________". The petition must allege the following:
        (1) That the respondent is likely to have direct or indirect contact with the child in the absence of an order under this chapter.
        (2) That the child has been adjudicated a delinquent child.
        (3) That the best interests of the child will be served if the person refrains from direct or indirect contact with the child.
As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.38.

IC 31-37-25-4
Hearing; findings
    
Sec. 4. (a) The court may hold a hearing on a petition concurrently with a dispositional hearing or with a hearing to modify a dispositional decree.
    (b) If the court finds that the allegations under section 3 of this chapter are true, the court shall enter a decree.
As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.38.

IC 31-37-25-5

Protective order depository
    
Sec. 5. If a court enters a decree that requires a person to refrain from direct or indirect contact with a child, the clerk of the court shall comply with IC 5-2-9.
As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.38.