{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-4-13-19-1","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 4-13-19-1","heading":"\"Child\"","body":"Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, \"child\" means a person who:\n(1) is less than eighteen (18) years of age;\n(2) is at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time a complaint is made but was less than eighteen (18) years of age at the time of the alleged act or omission that is the subject of the complaint; or\n(3) is at least eighteen (18) years of age but has been under the continuing jurisdiction of a juvenile court based upon an informal adjustment, child in need of services action under IC 31-34, or termination of parental rights action under IC 31-35 since becoming eighteen (18) years of age.","path":["TITLE 4. STATE OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 13. ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT OF STATE SERVICES, EMPLOYEES, PURCHASES, AND PROPERTY","Chapter 19. Department of Child Services Ombudsman"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_4.html#4-13-19-1","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-30T06:26:00Z","sha256":"ca59385ce7e729be545543e2d635b714ab2ab50d3df16ea1cab0bc6e1525fda8","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-4-13-18-7","next":"us-in/ic-4-13-19-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}