10-7003-3.5.

§10-7003-3.5.


    A.  1.  Service of summons shall be made as provided for service
in civil actions, or service may be made by certified mail to such
person's last-known address, requesting a return receipt from the
addressee only.
    2.  If the address of the person to be summoned is not known, or
if the mailed summons is returned, the court may order that notice of
the hearing be published once in a newspaper of general circulation
in the county, and a copy of the summons shall be mailed by regular
first-class mail to the last-known address of the parent, legal
guardian or custodian.
    B.  1.  The court shall not hold the hearing until at least
forty-eight (48) hours after the service of the summons, except with
the consent of the parent, legal guardian or custodian.
    2.  If the parent is not served within the state, the court shall
not hold the hearing until at least five (5) days after the date of
mailing the summons, except with the consent of the parent, legal
guardian or custodian.
    C.  1.  If notice is published, the court shall not hold the
hearing until at least ten (10) days after the date of publication.
    2.  If one or more persons must be served by publication, the
court may delay the date of the hearing, with reasonable notice to
the other persons who have been served or are properly and legally
notified, to any date that the court determines to be reasonable and
may proceed with the action.
    3.  An order determining that a child is deprived shall not
become final until thirty (30) days after the date of the publication
of the notice.