§ 31-33-18-4 — Notice to parent, guardian, or custodian of availability of reports, information, and juvenile court records; release form; copying costs

(a) Whenever a child abuse or neglect
assessment is conducted under this article, the department shall give
verbal and written notice to each parent, guardian, or custodian of the
child that:
(1) the reports and information described under section 1 of this
chapter relating to the child abuse or neglect assessment; and
(2) if the child abuse or neglect allegations are pursued in juvenile
court, the juvenile court's records described under IC 31-39;
are available upon the request of the parent, guardian, or custodian
except as prohibited by federal law.
(b) A parent, guardian, or custodian requesting information under
this section may be required to sign a written release form that
delineates the information that is requested before the information is
made available. However, no other prerequisites for obtaining the
information may be placed on the parent, guardian, or custodian except
for reasonable copying costs.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-11-18.1.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.234-2005, SEC.157; P.L.131-2009, SEC.53.