Indiana § 9-26-3-4 Confidentiality and use of reports; disclosure of identity of person; use
as evidence at trial; certificate that report has or has not been made

Indiana Statutes

§ 9-26-3-4 — Confidentiality and use of reports; disclosure of identity of person; use as evidence at trial; certificate that report has or has not been made

Indiana § 9-26-3-4

Title 9MOTOR VEHICLES

Art. 26ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT REPORTS

Ch. 3Duties of State Police Department and Accident Reports

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Ind. Code § 9-26-3-4 (2026).

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(a)This section does not apply to an accident report filed by a law enforcement officer or filed by a coroner or similar officer under IC 9-26-4-2.

(b)Except as provided in subsection (c), each required accident report and supplemental report is without prejudice to the reporting individual and is for the confidential use of the state police department or other state agencies having use of the records for accident prevention purposes.

(c)The state police department may disclose the identity of a person involved in an accident when the person's identity is not otherwise known or when the person denies being present at the accident.

(d)A report may not be used as evidence in a trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident. However, the state police department shall, upon the deman

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(a) This section does not apply to an accident
report filed by a law enforcement officer or filed by a coroner or similar
officer under IC 9-26-4-2.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), each required accident
report and supplemental report is without prejudice to the reporting
individual and is for the confidential use of the state police department
or other state agencies having use of the records for accident
prevention purposes.
(c) The state police department may disclose the identity of a person
involved in an accident when the person's identity is not otherwise
known or when the person denies being present at the accident.
(d) A report may not be used as evidence in a trial, civil or criminal,
arising out of an accident. However, the state police department shall,
upon the demand of a:
(1) person who has, or claims to have, made a report; or
(2) court;
furnish a certificate showing that a specified accident report has or has
not been made to the state police department solely to prove a
compliance or a failure to comply with the requirement that a report be
made to the state police department.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-51.]