§ 31-39-2-11 — Researchers

Indiana § 31-39-2-11

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 39: JUVENILE LAW: JUVENILE RECORDS
• Ch. 2: Persons Entitled to Access to Juvenile Court Records

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The juvenile court shall grant any person
involved in a legitimate research activity access to the court's
confidential records if:
(1) the person conducting the research provides written
information about:
(A) the purpose of the person's project, including any intent to
publish the person's findings;
(B) the nature of the data the person seeks to collect and how
the person intends to analyze the data;
(C) the records the person seeks to review; and
(D) the safeguards the person will take to protect the identity of
the persons whose records the person will be reviewing;
(2) the proposed safeguards are adequate to protect the identity of
each person whose records the researcher will review;
(3) the court informs the researcher of the provisions of IC 31-39-1 and this chapter, including the criminal liability of a
person who recklessly fails to protect the records; and
(4) an agreement is executed between the court and the person
responsible for the research that specifies the terms of the
researcher's use of the records.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-8-1(e).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.22.