Indiana § 12-10-3-7 - Contracting for services
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§ 12-10-3-7. Contracting for services
Sec. 7. (a) The division shall provide coverage for the services required in each county under this chapter and may contract with:
(1) a prosecuting attorney;
(2) a person qualified to provide the services required; or
(3) a prosecuting attorney to perform part of the services and a person described in subdivision (2) or a governmental entity qualified to perform the remainder of the services required.
(b) The contracts entered into by the division under this section must specify that the notification provisions described in sections 21(4) and 28(b)(5) of this chapter must be followed.
(c) A prosecuting attorney who is contracted to provide services under this section may perform services under this chapter in accordance with subsections (d) and (e).
(d) Except as provided in subsection (e), a prosecuting attorney who has contracted to provide services under this section may provide services in another county if:
(1) the prosecuting attorney of the other county has not entered into a contract with the division to provide services; or
(2) the prosecuting attorney of the other county requests the prosecuting attorney to provide services.
(e) Services provided by a prosecuting attorney who is providing services in another county under this section may include the investigation of matters related to the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an endangered adult. However, a prosecuting attorney who is providing services in another county under this section may not initiate any judicial proceeding (including seeking a temporary restraining order, an order for protection, or a similar order from a court) in the other county.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-5-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.110-1996, SEC.1; P.L.21-1996, SEC.3; P.L.116-2007, SEC.1; P.L.16-2024, SEC.1.
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