Indiana § 10-13-3-6 - "Criminal justice agency"
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 10-13-3-6 — "Criminal justice agency", with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10-13-3-6. "Criminal justice agency"
Sec. 6. (a) As used in this chapter, "criminal justice agency" means any agency or department of any level of government whose principal function is:
(1) the apprehension, prosecution, adjudication, incarceration, probation, rehabilitation, or representation of criminal offenders;
(2) the location of parents with child support obligations under 42 U.S.C. 653;
(3) the licensing and regulating of riverboat gambling operations; or
(4) the licensing and regulating of pari-mutuel horse racing operations.
(b) The term includes the following:
(1) The office of the attorney general.
(2) The Medicaid fraud control unit, for the purpose of investigating offenses involving Medicaid.
(3) A nongovernmental entity that performs as its principal function the:
(A) apprehension, prosecution, adjudication, incarceration, or rehabilitation of criminal offenders;
(B) location of parents with child support obligations under 42 U.S.C. 653;
(C) licensing and regulating of riverboat gambling operations; or
(D) licensing and regulating of pari-mutuel horse racing operations;
under a contract with an agency or department of any level of government.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 5-2-5-1(7).]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.70-2004, SEC.1; P.L.234-2005, SEC.6.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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