§ 31-35-4-2 — Admissibility of statements or videotapes

A statement or videotape that:
(1) is made by a child who at the time of the statement or
videotape:
(A) is less than fourteen (14) years of age; or
(B) is at least fourteen (14) years of age but less than eighteen
(18) years of age and has a disability attributable to an
impairment of general intellectual functioning or adaptive
behavior that:
(i) is likely to continue indefinitely;
(ii) constitutes a substantial disability to the child's ability to
function normally in society; and
(iii) reflects the child's need for a combination and sequence
of special, interdisciplinary, or generic care, treatment, or
other services that are of lifelong or extended duration and
are individually planned and coordinated;
(2) concerns an act that is a material element in determining
whether a parent-child relationship should be terminated; and
(3) is not otherwise admissible in evidence under statute or court
rule;
is admissible in evidence in an action described in section 1 of this
chapter if the requirements of section 3 of this chapter are met.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-15-2 part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.18.