§ 12-18-8-10 — Members of local domestic violence fatality review team

(a) A local domestic violence fatality review
team consists of the following members:
(1) A survivor of domestic violence.
(2) A domestic violence direct service provider.
(3) A representative of law enforcement from the area served by
the local domestic violence fatality review team.
(4) A prosecuting attorney or the prosecuting attorney's designee
from the area served by the local domestic violence fatality
review team.
(5) An expert in the field of forensic pathology, a coroner, or a
deputy coroner.
(6) A medical practitioner with expertise in domestic violence.
(7) A judge who hears civil or criminal cases.
(8) An employee of the department of child services.
(b) If a local domestic violence fatality review team is established
in one (1) county, the legislative body that voted to establish the local
domestic violence fatality review team under section 6 of this chapter
shall:
(1) adopt an ordinance for the appointment and reappointment of
members of the local domestic violence fatality review team; and
(2) appoint members to the local domestic violence fatality review
team under the ordinance adopted.
(c) If a local domestic violence fatality review team is established
in a region, the county legislative bodies that voted to establish the
local domestic violence fatality review team under section 6 of this
chapter shall:
(1) each adopt substantially similar ordinances for the
appointment and reappointment of members of the local domestic
violence fatality review team; and
(2) appoint members to the local domestic violence fatality review
team under the ordinances adopted.
(d) A local domestic violence fatality review team may not have
more than fifteen (15) members.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.181-2003, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.97-2004, SEC.56; P.L.44-2004, SEC.2; P.L.234-2005, SEC.41.