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DIGEST OF SB 194 (Updated March 4, 2004 5:06 pm - DI 106)
CHINS. Provides that a child is a child in need of services (CHINS) if the child: (1) lives in the same household as another child who is the victim of certain sex offenses; (2) lives in the same household as the adult who committed the sex offense; (3) needs care, treatment, or rehabilitation that the child is not receiving and that is unlikely to be provided or accepted without the coercive intervention of the court; and (4) has been placed in or has been considered for placement in an informal adjustment program. Establishes a rebuttable presumption that a child is a CHINS if: (1) another child in the same household has been the victim of a sex offense; (2) the offense was committed by an adult living in the household; and (3) the offense resulted in the conviction of the adult or a CHINS adjudication concerning the child victim. Provides that a child presumed to be a CHINS may not be taken into custody unless a court finds cause following a hearing.
