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Ind. Code § 35-33-5-16

Questioning by law enforcement; admissibility

As added by P.L.131-2025, SEC.3.

Sec. 16. (a) A law enforcement officer may not:

(1) direct;

(2) encourage; or

(3) knowingly permit;

a person who is not a law enforcement officer to question an individual whom a reasonable officer would believe is in custody if the questioning is reasonably likely to elicit an incriminating response.

(b) A statement obtained in violation of subsection (a) is not admissible in a criminal, child welfare, or juvenile proceeding. However, this subsection does not apply to evidence discovered as a result of the statement.

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