Ind. Code § 31-34-7-2 – Provision of preliminary inquiry and recommendation to attorney for department

The intake officer shall send to the attorney for the department a copy of the preliminary inquiry. The intake officer shall recommend whether to:

(1) file a petition;
(2) file a petition and recommend that the child be referred for an assessment by a dual status assessment team as described in IC 31-41-1-5 ;
(3) informally adjust the case;
(4) informally adjust the case and recommend that the child be referred for an assessment by the dual status assessment team as described in IC 31-41-1-5 ;
(5) refer the child to another agency; or
(6) dismiss the case.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-8(c).]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.293; P.L.146-2008, SEC.583; P.L.66-2015, SEC.2.