§ 31-33-26-15 — Expungement and amendment of record procedures

(a) The department shall expunge a
substantiated report contained within the index not later than ten (10)
working days after any of the following occurs:
(1) A court having jurisdiction over a child in need of services
proceeding determines that child abuse or neglect has not
occurred.
(2) An administrative hearing officer under this chapter has
issued a recommendation regarding a child abuse or neglect
report and the ultimate authority of the department has issued a
written final agency action determining that the report is
unsubstantiated.
(3) A court having juvenile jurisdiction enters an order for
expungement of the report under IC 31-33-27-5.
(b) The department shall amend a substantiated report contained in
the index by deleting the name of an alleged perpetrator if:
(1) a court having jurisdiction over a child in need of services
proceeding; or
(2) the ultimate authority of the department, after issuance of a
recommendation by an administrative hearing officer under this
chapter;
finds that the person was not a perpetrator of the child abuse or neglect
that occurred.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.138-2007, SEC.67. Amended by P.L.131-2009, SEC.57; P.L.48-2012, SEC.55; P.L.13-2021, SEC.14.