Indiana § 31-32-11-1 Admissibility of privileged communications

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-32-11-1 — Admissibility of privileged communications

Indiana § 31-32-11-1

Art. 32JUVENILE LAW: JUVENILE COURT

Ch. 11Evidence

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Ind. Code § 31-32-11-1 (2026).

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The privileged communication between:

(1)a husband and wife;

(2)a health care provider and the health care provider's patient;

(3)a:

(A)licensed social worker;

(B)licensed clinical social worker;

(C)licensed marriage and family therapist;

(D)licensed mental health counselor;

(E)licensed addiction counselor; or

(F)licensed clinical addiction counselor; and a client of any of the professionals described in clauses (A) through (F);

(4)a school counselor and a student; or

(5)a school psychologist and a student; is not a ground for excluding evidence in any judicial proceeding resulting from a report of a child who may be a victim of child abuse or neglect or relating to the subject matter of the report or failing to report as required by IC 31-33. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation:

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The privileged communication between:
(1) a husband and wife;
(2) a health care provider and the health care provider's patient;
(3) a:
(A) licensed social worker;
(B) licensed clinical social worker;
(C) licensed marriage and family therapist;
(D) licensed mental health counselor;
(E) licensed addiction counselor; or
(F) licensed clinical addiction counselor;
and a client of any of the professionals described in clauses (A)
through (F);
(4) a school counselor and a student; or
(5) a school psychologist and a student;
is not a ground for excluding evidence in any judicial proceeding
resulting from a report of a child who may be a victim of child abuse
or neglect or relating to the subject matter of the report or failing to
report as required by IC 31-33.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-11-8.]