Bill Text: IN HB1422 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Notice to parent, guardian, or custodian.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-16 - Effective 07/01/2011 [HB1422 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-HB1422-Enrolled.html
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Chapter 18. Requirement to Notify Parent, Guardian, or Custodian of a Child
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "child" means a person who is less than eighteen (18) years of age.
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "law enforcement agency" has the meaning set forth IC 5-2-17-2.
Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 4 of this chapter, if a child is named in a written report of a crime as a victim of the crime or in a written report of a crime, and the law enforcement agency that receives the report reasonably believes that the child may be a victim of a crime, the law enforcement agency that receives the report shall make a reasonable attempt to:
(1) notify the parent, guardian, or custodian of the child that the child has been named:
(A) in the report as a victim of a crime; or
(B) in the report and the law enforcement agency reasonably believes that the child may be a victim of a crime; and
(2) provide the parent, guardian, or custodian of the child
with contact information, if available, for a victim rights
advocate or a nonprofit, community, or government
organization that assists victims.
Sec. 4. A law enforcement agency is not required to notify or
send a letter to the parent, guardian, or custodian of a child under
section 3 of this chapter if:
(1) the parent, guardian, or custodian is the alleged
perpetrator of the crime; or
(2) notification or sending a letter to the parent, guardian, or
custodian would not be in the best interests of the child due to
the relationship of the parent, guardian, or custodian with the
alleged perpetrator of the crime.
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