Sec. 1. In addition to any other duty to report arising under this article, an individual who has reason to believe that a child is a victim of child abuse or neglect shall make a report as required by this article.
Ind. Code § 31-33-5-1
Duty to make report
Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case Marybeth Lebo v. State of Indiana (2012)
Most recently applied in v. Arapahoe Cnty. Court (July 2020)
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.16.
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