Ind. Code § 31-33-5-4

Immediate oral or written report to department of child services or law enforcement agency

Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Marybeth Lebo v. State of Indiana (2012)

Most recently applied in Christopher Smith v. State of Indiana (March 2014)

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

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Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person who has a duty under this chapter to report that a child may be a victim of child abuse or neglect shall immediately make an oral or written report to:

(1) the department; or

(2) the appropriate law enforcement agency.

(b) A person who has a duty under section 2(c) of this chapter to report that a child may be a victim of child abuse or neglect shall immediately make an oral or written report to:

(1) the department; or

(2) the appropriate law enforcement agency.

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