Indiana § 35-46-1-14 Reporting or documenting battery, neglect, or exploitation; immunity
from civil or criminal liability

Indiana Statutes

§ 35-46-1-14 — Reporting or documenting battery, neglect, or exploitation; immunity from civil or criminal liability

Indiana § 35-46-1-14

Art. 46MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES

Ch. 1Offenses Against the Family

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Ind. Code § 35-46-1-14 (2026).

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Any person acting in good faith who:

(1)makes or causes to be made a report of neglect, a battery offense included in IC 35-42-2, or exploitation under this chapter concerning an endangered adult or person of any age who has a mental or physical disability;

(2)makes or causes to be made photographs or x-rays of a victim of suspected neglect or a battery offense included in IC 35-42-2 of an endangered adult or a dependent eighteen (18) years of age or older; or

(3)participates in any official proceeding or a proceeding resulting from a report of neglect, a battery offense included in IC 35-42-2, or exploitation of an endangered adult or a dependent eighteen (18) years of age or older relating to the subject matter of that report; is immune from any civil or criminal liability that might

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Any person acting in good faith who:
(1) makes or causes to be made a report of neglect, a battery
offense included in IC 35-42-2, or exploitation under this chapter
concerning an endangered adult or person of any age who has a
mental or physical disability;
(2) makes or causes to be made photographs or x-rays of a victim
of suspected neglect or a battery offense included in IC 35-42-2
of an endangered adult or a dependent eighteen (18) years of age
or older; or
(3) participates in any official proceeding or a proceeding
resulting from a report of neglect, a battery offense included in IC 35-42-2, or exploitation of an endangered adult or a dependent
eighteen (18) years of age or older relating to the subject matter
of that report;
is immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be
imposed because of these actions. However, this section does not apply
to a person accused of neglect, a battery offense, or exploitation of an
endangered adult or a dependent eighteen (18) years of age or older.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.299, SEC.5. Amended by
P.L.185-1984, SEC.5; P.L.2-1997, SEC.76; P.L.2-1998, SEC.81;
P.L.2-2005, SEC.127; P.L.238-2015, SEC.15; P.L.65-2016,
SEC.36.