Indiana § 20-33-9-5 - Controlled substance violations; reports by school employees
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§ 20-33-9-5. Controlled substance violations; reports by school employees
Sec. 5. If a person other than a member of the administrative staff who is an employee of a school corporation has personally observed:
(1) a violation described in section 1 of this chapter; or
(2) a delinquent act that would be a violation under section 1 of this chapter if the violator were an adult;
in, on, or within one thousand (1,000) feet of the school property of the school corporation employing the person, the person shall immediately report the violation in writing to a member of the administrative staff of the school corporation employing the person.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-12-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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