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Ind. Code § 31-42-1-3

Governmental entity prohibited from impinging on parental access to information regarding child

As added by P.L.101-2025, SEC.7.

Sec. 3. (a) A governmental entity may not:

(1) advise, direct, or coerce a child to withhold information from the child's parent; or

(2) deny a child's parent access to information that:

(A) is in the control of the governmental entity;

(B) is requested by the child's parent; and

(C) relates to the child's health care or social, emotional, and behavioral well-being.

(b) This section does not apply if:

(1) the parent's access to the requested information is prohibited by state or federal law or a court order; or

(2) a law enforcement officer requests that the information not be released because the parent is subject to a criminal investigation related to the child.

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