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Ind. Code § 31-32-11-1

Admissibility of privileged communications

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case United States v. Banks (2009)

Most recently applied in James E. Rogers v. State of Indiana (July 2016)

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.15

Sec. 1. The privileged communication between:

(1) a husband and wife;

(2) a health care provider and the health care provider's patient;

(3) a:

(A) licensed social worker;

(B) licensed clinical social worker;

(C) licensed marriage and family therapist;

(D) licensed mental health counselor;

(E) licensed addiction counselor; or

(F) licensed clinical addiction counselor;

and a client of any of the professionals described in clauses (A) through (F);

(4) a school counselor and a student; or

(5) a school psychologist and a student;

is not a ground for excluding evidence in any judicial proceeding resulting from a report of a child who may be a victim of child abuse or neglect or relating to the subject matter of the report or failing to report as required by IC 31-33.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.