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Ind. Code § 31-33-18-1

Confidentiality; exceptions

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Bailey v. Indiana Newspapers, Inc. (2008)

Most recently applied in Paul Gresk, Trustee for the Bankruptcy Estate of Derek VanWinkle and Stacey VanWinkle on behalf of M v. and A v. their minor children v. Cortney Demetris, M.D. (May 2018)

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.16

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Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in section 1.5 of this chapter, the following are confidential:

(1) Reports made under this article (or IC 31-6-11 before its repeal).

(2) Any other information, documents, reports, pictures, videos, images, or recordings obtained, possessed, produced, or created by:

(A) the division of family resources;

(B) the local office;

(C) the department; or

(D) the department of child services ombudsman established by IC 4-13-19-3;

concerning a child or family with whom the department has received a report or referral or has been involved with during any stage of the department's investigation, including post-assessment or post-adoption activity.

(b) Except as provided in section 1.5 of this chapter, all records held by:

(1) the division of family resources;

(2) a local office;

(3) the department;

(4) a local child fatality review team established under IC 16-49-2;

(5) the statewide child fatality review committee established under IC 16-49-4; or

(6) the department of child services ombudsman established by IC 4-13-19-3;

regarding the death of a child determined to be a result of abuse, abandonment, or neglect are confidential and may not be disclosed.

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