§ 31-36-1-5 — School record attachments of missing children; procedure upon request for records

Indiana § 31-36-1-5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 36: JUVENILE LAW: MISSING CHILDREN
• Ch. 1: Reports of Missing Children

Text

(a) Upon receiving a report under section 4 of
this chapter, a school shall attach a notice to the child's school records
stating that the child has been reported missing. The school shall
remove the notice when the school is notified under IC 31-36-2-6 that
the child has been found.
(b) If a request for the school records of a missing child is received,
the school shall:
(1) obtain:
(A) the name, address, and telephone number of the person
making the request; and
(B) the reason that the person is requesting the school records;
and
(2) immediately notify the Indiana clearinghouse for information
on missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing
endangered adults.
(c) The school may not issue a copy of school records without
authorization from the Indiana clearinghouse for information on
missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered
adults and may not inform the person making the request that a notice
that the child has been reported missing has been attached to the child's
records.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-13-6.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.43-2009, SEC.22; P.L.40-2024, SEC.30.