Indiana statute
Ind. Code § 31-37-22-11 — Vacating adjudication of trafficked child; requirements and notice
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 22: Modification of Dispositional Decrees, Indiana Code.
Full text of Ind. Code § 31-37-22-11
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Indiana.
Sec. 11. (a) As used in this section, "trafficked child" means a child who was the victim of human trafficking ( IC 35-42-3.5 ), regardless of whether the person who committed the human trafficking offense was charged, tried, or convicted. The term includes a person who is now an adult. (b) Upon the written motion of a trafficked child, or any person acting on behalf of a trafficked child, the court that adjudicated the trafficked child a delinquent child shall vacate the adjudication issued with respect to the trafficked child, if the movant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that: (1) the child was a trafficked child at the time the child performed the delinquent act that resulted in the adjudication; (2) the delinquent act did not result in bodily injury to another person; and (3) at the time the child committed the delinquent act, the child was: (A) coerced by; or (B) under the control of; another person. (c) Before vacating an adjudication under subsection (b), the court shall: (1) forward a copy of the motion to the prosecuting attorney; and (2) conduct a hearing at which the prosecuting attorney and the movant are entitled to be heard.
Official sources
Legal terms used in this section
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.