# Ind. Code § 34-30-25-2: "Runaway or homeless youth" defined

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T34_A30_C25_S34-30-25-2

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 34-30-25-2
- **Heading:** "Runaway or homeless youth" defined
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 30 / Chapter 25 / Section 34-30-25-2

## Text

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "runaway or homeless youth" means an individual who:

(1) is:

(A) at least twelve (12) years of age; and

(B) less than eighteen (18) years of age;

(2) is unemancipated;

(3) is mentally competent; and

(4) lives in a situation described in:

(A) 42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)(B)(ii); or

(B) 42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)(B)(iii);

with or without the consent or knowledge of the individual's parent, guardian, or custodian.

As added by P.L.72-2009, SEC.2.

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