Indiana § 35-40-14-3 Duties of law enforcement agencies concerning identity theft

Indiana Statutes

§ 35-40-14-3 — Duties of law enforcement agencies concerning identity theft

Indiana·Art. 40 VICTIM RIGHTS·Ch. 14 Rights of Victims of Identity Deception

(a)A person who has learned or reasonably suspects that the person has been the victim of identity theft may contact the local law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the person's residence. The local law enforcement agency shall take an official report of the matter and provide the complainant with a copy of that report. Even if jurisdiction lies elsewhere for investigation and prosecution of a crime of theft, the local law enforcement agency shall take the complaint and provide the person with a copy of the complaint. The law enforcement authority may refer the complaint to a law enforcement agency in a different jurisdiction.

(b)This section does not affect the discretion of a local law enforcement agency to allocate resources for investigation of crimes. A complaint filed u

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(a) A person who has learned or reasonably
suspects that the person has been the victim of identity theft may
contact the local law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the
person's residence. The local law enforcement agency shall take an
official report of the matter and provide the complainant with a copy of
that report. Even if jurisdiction lies elsewhere for investigation and
prosecution of a crime of theft, the local law enforcement agency shall
take the complaint and provide the person with a copy of the complaint.
The law enforcement authority may refer the complaint to a law
enforcement agency in a different jurisdiction.
(b) This section does not affect the discretion of a local law
enforcement agency to allocate resources for investigation of crimes.
A complaint filed under this section is not required to be counted as an
open case for purposes of compiling open case statistics.

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