§ 31-33-22-2 — Obtaining child abuse information under false pretenses; knowingly falsifying records or interfering with an investigation

Indiana § 31-33-22-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 33: JUVENILE LAW: REPORTING AND
• Ch. 22: Offenses; Access to Unsubstantiated False Reports

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(a) An individual who knowingly requests,
obtains, or seeks to obtain child abuse or neglect information under
false pretenses commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) falsifies child abuse or neglect information or records; or
(2) obstructs or interferes with a child abuse assessment,
including an assessment conducted by a local child fatality review
team or the statewide child fatality review committee;
commits obstruction of a child abuse assessment, a Class A
misdemeanor.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-11-21.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.70-2004, SEC.17; P.L.131-2009, SEC.54.