Duration of Emergency Order

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Sec. 8. (a) An emergency order issued under section 7 of this chapter (or IC 31-6-7-14(f) before its repeal) is valid for not more than seventy-two (72) hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.

(b) The juvenile court may extend an emergency order issued under section 7 of this chapter (or IC 31-6-7-14(f) before its repeal) only on good cause shown upon the record for the extension.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-14(f) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.15.


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