§ 24-4-18-2 — "Criminal history provider"

(a) As used in this section, "criminal history
provider" means a person or an organization that:
(1) compiles a criminal history report and either uses the report or
provides the report to a person or an organization other than a
criminal justice agency, a law enforcement agency, or another
criminal history provider; or
(2) regularly publishes criminal history information on the
Internet or regularly makes criminal history information available
through the Internet.
For purposes of subdivision (2), a person publishes or makes available
criminal history information "regularly" if the person publishes or
makes available the criminal history information of at least twelve (12)
individuals in a calendar year.
(b) The term does not include the following:
(1) A criminal justice agency.
(2) A law enforcement agency.
(3) Any:
(A) person connected with or employed by:
(i) a newspaper or other periodical issued at regular intervals
and having a general circulation; or
(ii) a recognized press association or wire service;
as a bona fide owner, editorial or reportorial employee, who
receives income from legitimate gathering, writing, editing, and
interpretation of news;
(B) person connected with a licensed radio or television station
as an owner or official, or as an editorial or reportorial
employee who receives income from legitimate gathering,
writing, editing, interpreting, announcing, or broadcasting of
news; or
(C) other person who gathers, records, compiles, or
disseminates:
(i) criminal history information; or
(ii) criminal history reports;
solely for journalistic, academic, governmental, or legal
research purposes.
(4) The clerk of a circuit, superior, city, or town court.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.69-2012, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.112-2013, SEC.2; P.L.52-2021, SEC.1.