Indiana § 5-14-3-5.1 Inspection of law enforcement recordings; obscuring of undercover law
enforcement officer; obscuring of confidential informants

Indiana Statutes

§ 5-14-3-5.1 — Inspection of law enforcement recordings; obscuring of undercover law enforcement officer; obscuring of confidential informants

Indiana § 5-14-3-5.1

Title 5STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION

Art. 14PUBLIC RECORDS AND PUBLIC MEETINGS

Ch. 3Access to Public Records

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Ind. Code § 5-14-3-5.1 (2026).

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(a)As used in this section, "requestor" means the following:

(1)An individual who is depicted in a law enforcement recording.

(2)If the individual described in subdivision (1) is deceased:

(A)the surviving spouse, father, mother, brother, sister, son, or daughter of the individual; or

(B)the personal representative (as defined in IC 6-4.1-1-9) of or an attorney representing the deceased individual's estate.

(3)If the individual described in subdivision (1) is an incapacitated person (as defined in IC 29-3-1-7.5), the legal guardian, attorney, or attorney in fact of the incapacitated person.

(4)A person that is an owner, tenant, lessee, or occupant of real property, if the interior of the real property is depicted in the recording.

(5)A person who:

(A)is the victim of a crime; o

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1. (a) As used in this section, "requestor"
means the following:
(1) An individual who is depicted in a law enforcement recording.
(2) If the individual described in subdivision (1) is deceased:
(A) the surviving spouse, father, mother, brother, sister, son, or
daughter of the individual; or
(B) the personal representative (as defined in IC 6-4.1-1-9) of
or an attorney representing the deceased individual's estate.
(3) If the individual described in subdivision (1) is an
incapacitated person (as defined in IC 29-3-1-7.5), the legal
guardian, attorney, or attorney in fact of the incapacitated person.
(4) A person that is an owner, tenant, lessee, or occupant of real
property, if the interior of the real property is depicted in the
recording.
(5) A person who:
(A) is the victim of a crime; or
(B) suffers a loss due to personal injury or property damage;
if the events depicted in the law enforcement recording are
relevant to the person's loss or to the crime committed against the
person.
(b) A public agency shall allow a requestor to inspect a law
enforcement recording at least twice, if:
(1) the requestor submits a written request under section 3 of this
chapter for inspection of the recording; and
(2) if section 4(b)(19) of this chapter applies, the public agency
that owns, occupies, leases, or maintains the airport approves the
disclosure of the recording.
The public agency shall allow the requestor to inspect the recording in
the company of the requestor's attorney. A law enforcement recording
may not be copied or recorded by the requestor or the requestor's
attorney during an inspection.
(c) Before an inspection under subsection (b), the public agency:
(1) shall obscure in the recording information described in section
4(a) of this chapter; and
(2) may obscure any information identifying:
(A) a law enforcement officer operating in an undercover
capacity; or
(B) a confidential informant.
(d) Before an inspection under subsection (b), only the information
in the recording described in subsection (c) may be obscured by the
public agency.
(e) If a person is denied access to inspect a recording under this
section, the person may appeal the denial under section 9 of this
chapter.