Indiana § 20-26-2-1.3 - "Expanded child protection index check"
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 20-26-2-1.3 — "Expanded child protection index check", with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-26-2-1.3. "Expanded child protection index check"
Sec. 1.3. "Expanded child protection index check" means:
(1) an inquiry with the department of child services as to whether an individual has been the subject of a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect and is listed in the child protection index established under IC 31-33-26-2;
(2) an inquiry with the child welfare agency of each state in which the individual has resided since the individual became eighteen (18) years of age as to whether there are any substantiated reports that the individual has committed child abuse or neglect; and
(3) for a certificated employee, an inquiry with the department of education or other entity that may issue a license to teach of each state in which the individual has resided since the individual became eighteen (18) years of age as to whether the individual has ever had a teaching license suspended or revoked.
As added by P.L.106-2016, SEC.3.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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