Sec. 2. The juvenile court shall do the following:
(1) Consider the preliminary inquiry and the evidence of probable cause.
(2) Approve the filing of a petition if there is probable cause to believe that:
(A) the child is a delinquent child; and
(B) it is in the best interests of the child or the public that the petition be filed.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-9(b).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.