(a) As used in this chapter, "costs of secure detention" includes all expenses relating to any of the following items:
- (1) Construction, repair, operation, maintenance, and administration of a secure detention facility.
(2) Room, board, supervision, and support services for housing at a secure detention facility of a child who has been:
- (A) taken into custody under IC 31-37-5 and placed in a secure detention facility for purposes of court proceedings under IC 31-37 ; or
- (B) placed in a secure detention facility under IC 31-37-19-6 or IC 31-37-19-10 .
(3) Services provided by the department, a county probation office, or any service provider contracted by the department or county probation office if the services are provided:
- (A) to or for the benefit of the child;
- (B) under or consistent with the terms of a dispositional decree entered in accordance with IC 31-37-19-6 or IC 31-37-19-10 ; and
- (C) during the time the child is housed in a secure detention facility.
(b) As used in this chapter, "secure detention facility" includes:
- (1) a juvenile detention center described in IC 31-31-8 or IC 31-31-9 ; or
(2) a secure facility, including any separate unit or structure, that is:
- (A) not licensed by the department under IC 31-27 ; or
- (B) located outside Indiana.
- (c) As used in this chapter, "services" includes education, provision of necessary clothing and supplies, medical and dental care, counseling and remediation, or any other services or programs included in a dispositional decree or case plan ordered or approved by the juvenile court for the benefit of a delinquent child under IC 31-37 .
As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.664.