§ 31-39-8-3.5 — Automatic expungement of certain juvenile offenses

Indiana § 31-39-8-3.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 39: JUVENILE LAW: JUVENILE RECORDS
• Ch. 8: Expungement of Records Concerning Delinquent Child

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5. (a) This section does not apply to the
records of a child adjudicated a delinquent child for committing an act
that would be:
(1) a felony if committed by an adult;
(2) a violation of IC 35-47-2; or
(3) a violation of IC 35-47-10.
(b) This section applies to the records of a child adjudicated a
delinquent child after June 30, 2021.
(c) When a child reaches nineteen (19) years of age, or one (1) year
after the date on which the juvenile court discharges the child under IC 31-37-20-7, whichever is later, the court shall, on its own motion and
without holding a hearing, order expungement of the records relating
to the child's delinquency adjudication that are not excluded under
subsection (a) within sixty (60) days, unless the court finds, based on
the nature of the delinquent act and the needs of the child, that
automatic expungement under this section would not serve the interests
of justice.
(d) The expungement provisions in this section supplement and are
in addition to expungement provisions located elsewhere in this
chapter. A person entitled to expungement of delinquency records
under this section may also seek expungement under any other
applicable section of this chapter.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.157-2021, SEC.4.