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Ind. Code § 31-39-5-4

Destruction

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.22.

Sec. 4. (a) Upon written request of the child or the child's parent, guardian, or custodian, a law enforcement agency shall destroy or deliver to the child any of the child's fingerprints or photographs taken under section 1 of this chapter that are within that agency's possession if:

(1) the child was taken into custody and no petition was filed against the child;

(2) the petition was dismissed because of mistaken identity;

(3) the petition was dismissed because no delinquent act was actually committed; or

(4) the petition was dismissed for lack of probable cause.

(b) If the child has a record of prior arrests or if another charge is pending against the child, the law enforcement agency does not have to destroy the child's fingerprints or photographs.

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