§ 35-47-7-1 — Persons required to report wounds

Indiana § 35-47-7-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 47: WEAPONS AND INSTRUMENTS OF VIOLENCE
• Ch. 7: Reporting of Wounds Inflicted by Weapons and Burn

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Every case of a bullet wound, gunshot wound,
powder burn, or any other injury arising from or caused by the
discharge of a firearm, and every case of a wound which is likely to or
may result in death and is actually or apparently inflicted by a knife, ice
pick, or other sharp or pointed instrument, shall be reported at once to
the law enforcement authorities of the county, city, or town in which
the person reporting is located by either the physician attending or
treating the case, or by the manager, superintendent, or other person in
charge if the case is treated in a hospital, clinic, sanitarium, or other
facility or institution. A person who violates this section commits a
Class C infraction.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.174-2021, SEC.80.