Indiana § 31-34-20-4 - Decrees limiting contact with child; copies to parties and law enforcement agencies
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§ 31-34-20-4. Decrees limiting contact with child; copies to parties and law enforcement agencies
Sec. 4. (a) The clerk of the court that enters a dispositional decree under this chapter that requires a person to refrain from direct or indirect contact with a child shall provide a copy of the decree to the following:
(1) Each party.
(2) The sheriff.
(3) The law enforcement agency of the municipality, if any, in which the child resides.
(b) Each sheriff and law enforcement agency that receives a decree under subsection (a) shall maintain a copy of the decree in the depository established by IC 5-2-9. The decree may be removed from the depository after the later of the following occurs:
(1) The lapse of one (1) year after the decree is entered.
(2) The date specified in the decree if any.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-16.1 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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