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Ind. Code § 31-36-2-4

Fingerprint records; release; destruction

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of A.B. v. Department of Child Services (2008)

Most recently applied in C.B. v. Indiana Department of Child Services (June 2011)

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.19

Sec. 4. (a) A state or local governmental agency or a public or private organization maintaining a record of the fingerprints of a child shall release a copy of that record to a law enforcement agency if:

(1) the child is a missing child (as defined in IC 10-13-5-4);

(2) a parent or guardian of the child provides written consent for the release of the record; and

(3) the law enforcement agency requests a copy of the record.

(b) Except as provided in IC 31-39-5, a record of the fingerprints of a child taken and retained by a state or local governmental agency shall be destroyed when the child becomes eighteen (18) years of age.

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