§ 31-39-4-8 — Interested persons

Indiana § 31-39-4-8

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 39: JUVENILE LAW: JUVENILE RECORDS
• Ch. 4: Persons Entitled to Access to Law Enforcement Records

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(a) The head of a law enforcement agency or
that person's designee may grant any person having a legitimate interest
in the work of the agency or in a particular case access to the agency's
confidential records. In exercising discretion, the head of a law
enforcement agency shall consider that the best interests of the safety
and welfare of the community are generally served by the public's
ability to obtain information about:
(1) the identity of anyone charged with the alleged commission of
any act that would be murder or a felony if committed by an adult;
and
(2) the identity of anyone charged with the alleged commission of
an act that would be part of a pattern of less serious offenses.
(b) A person having access to records under this section is not
bound by the confidentiality provisions of IC 31-39-3 and may disclose
the contents of the records.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-8-1.2(c).]

Legislative History

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