§ 12-18-8-6 — County domestic violence fatality review teams

(a) A county may establish a county domestic
violence fatality review team for the purpose of reviewing a death
resulting from or in connection with domestic violence. The team shall
review only:
(1) a fatality in which the death results from:
(A) domestic violence; or
(B) suicide, in a case of domestic violence; or
(2) a near fatality, in a case in which a victim of domestic
violence suffers a life threatening injury.
(b) The legislative body (as defined in IC 36-1-2-9) of a county must
determine by majority vote if the county will establish a local domestic
violence fatality review team.
(c) If a county elects not to establish a county domestic violence
fatality review team, the county may join with one (1) or more other
counties that have not established a county domestic violence fatality
review team and form a regional domestic violence fatality review
team.
(d) To establish a regional domestic violence fatality review team
as described in subsection (c), the legislative body of each county
comprising the region must cast a majority of votes in favor of
establishing a regional domestic violence fatality review team.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.181-2003, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.44-2004, SEC.1; P.L.162-2011, SEC.1; P.L.258-2017, SEC.5.