1. (a) This section applies if a child is a delinquent child under IC 31-37-1 due to the commission of a delinquent act that, if committed by an adult, would be a theft or criminal conversion described in IC 35-43-4-8 (fuel theft).

2. (b) The juvenile court shall, in addition to any other order or decree the court makes under this chapter, order the bureau of motor vehicles to:

   1. (1) suspend the child's driving privileges; or

   2. (2) invalidate the child's driving privileges;

      under IC 9-30-13-8 in the same manner as the bureau of motor vehicles is required to suspend the driving privileges of a person convicted of fuel theft.

As added by P.L.117-2001, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.405.