§ 14-1-8 - Jurisdiction over adults.
SECTION 14-1-8
§ 14-1-8 Jurisdiction over adults. –The court shall, as set forth in this chapter, have exclusive originaljurisdiction to determine all cases of adults involved in matters arising outof § 14-1-5(3) and all cases of adults charged with:
(1) Being responsible for or contributing to the delinquency,waywardness, or neglect of any child under sixteen (16) years of age;
(2) Desertion, abandonment, or failure to provide subsistencefor any child dependent upon him or her for support; or
(3) Neglect to send any child to school as required by law.