Indiana § 31-33-22-5 - Access by accused to false report
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§ 31-33-22-5. Access by accused to false report
Sec. 5. A person who is accused of committing child abuse or neglect is entitled to access to a report relevant to an alleged false accusation filed under this article if a court finds that the report:
(1) is unsubstantiated; and
(2) was intentionally communicated to a law enforcement agency or the department by a person who knew the report was false.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-11-26.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.234-2005, SEC.167.
IC 31-33-23Chapter 23. RepealedRepealed by P.L.48-2012, SEC.41.
IC 31-33-24Chapter 24. RepealedRepealed by P.L.119-2013, SEC.13; P.L.205-2013, SEC.356.
IC 31-33-25Chapter 25. RepealedRepealed by P.L.119-2013, SEC.14.
IC 31-33-26Chapter 26. Child Protection Index
31-33-26-0.5"Administrative hearing officer" 31-33-26-1"Child care provider"; "index" 31-33-26-2Establishment and maintenance of child protection index 31-33-26-3Index components 31-33-26-4Case history file; automatic search requirements 31-33-26-5Establish access restrictions; maintain confidentiality; read only access by child services ombudsman 31-33-26-6Data storage and retrieval requirements 31-33-26-7Adoption of rules 31-33-26-8Notification after index entry; notice to perpetrators; request for administrative hearing 31-33-26-9Administrative hearings; evidentiary standards; consideration of hearsay; amendment or expungement of reports; confidentiality; decisions provided to the department of education 31-33-26-10Administration of index 31-33-26-11Binding court determinations; stay of administrative hearings; perpetrator entitlement to administrative hearings 31-33-26-12Criminal charges against a perpetrator; entitlement to administrative hearings 31-33-26-13Adoption of rules 31-33-26-14Amendment or expungement from index of inaccurate report 31-33-26-15Expungement and amendment of record procedures 31-33-26-16Access to index information 31-33-26-17Name changes 31-33-26-18Transfer of records to the index
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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