Indiana § 5-14-3-5.3 Retention of law enforcement recordings

Indiana Statutes

§ 5-14-3-5.3 — Retention of law enforcement recordings

Indiana § 5-14-3-5.3

Title 5STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION

Art. 14PUBLIC RECORDS AND PUBLIC MEETINGS

Ch. 3Access to Public Records

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Ind. Code § 5-14-3-5.3 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in subsection (c), a public agency that is not the state or a state agency shall retain an unaltered, unobscured law enforcement recording for at least one hundred ninety (190) days after the date of the recording.

(b)Except as provided in subsection (c), a public agency that is the state or a state agency shall retain an unaltered, unobscured law enforcement recording for at least two hundred eighty (280) days after the date of the recording.

(c)A public agency shall retain an unaltered, unobscured law enforcement recording for a period longer than the period described in subsections (a) and (b) if the following conditions are met:

(1)Except as provided in subdivision (3), if a person defined as a requestor as set forth in section 5.1(a) of this chapter notifi

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3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a
public agency that is not the state or a state agency shall retain an
unaltered, unobscured law enforcement recording for at least one
hundred ninety (190) days after the date of the recording.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a public agency that is the
state or a state agency shall retain an unaltered, unobscured law
enforcement recording for at least two hundred eighty (280) days after
the date of the recording.
(c) A public agency shall retain an unaltered, unobscured law
enforcement recording for a period longer than the period described in
subsections (a) and (b) if the following conditions are met:
(1) Except as provided in subdivision (3), if a person defined as
a requestor as set forth in section 5.1(a) of this chapter notifies the
public agency in writing not more than:
(A) one hundred eighty (180) days (if the public agency is not
the state or a state agency); or
(B) two hundred seventy (270) days (if the public agency is the
state or a state agency);
after the date of the recording that the recording is to be retained,
the recording shall be retained for at least two (2) years after the
date of the recording. The public agency may not request or
require the person to provide a reason for the retention.
(2) Except as provided in subdivision (3), if a formal or informal
complaint is filed with the public agency regarding a law
enforcement activity depicted in the recording less than:
(A) one hundred eighty (180) days (if the public agency is not
the state or a state agency); or
(B) two hundred seventy (270) days (if the public agency is the
state or a state agency);
after the date of the recording, the public agency shall
automatically retain the recording for at least two (2) years after
the date of the recording.
(3) If a recording is used in a criminal, civil, or administrative
proceeding, the public agency shall retain the recording until final
disposition of all appeals and order from the court.
(d) The public agency may retain a recording for training purposes
for any length of time.