Indiana § 31-39-1-2 - Confidentiality and access to juvenile court records
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§ 31-39-1-2. Confidentiality and access to juvenile court records
Sec. 2. All juvenile court records subject to this chapter are confidential and are available only in accordance with IC 31-39-2. The court shall take appropriate actions to protect juvenile court records governed by this chapter from unauthorized disclosure.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-8-1(a) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.22.
IC 31-39-2Chapter 2. Persons Entitled to Access to Juvenile Court Records
31-39-2-1Application of chapter 31-39-2-2Juvenile court judge and staff 31-39-2-3Party and party's counsel 31-39-2-4Presentence investigations 31-39-2-5Access to court records by prosecuting attorney and staff 31-39-2-5.5Access to court records by law enforcement officers 31-39-2-6Records available to certain individuals and agencies 31-39-2-6.5Release of court records 31-39-2-7Parents 31-39-2-8Public access to records of juvenile delinquency proceedings 31-39-2-9Person providing services to child or child's family 31-39-2-10Interested persons 31-39-2-11Researchers 31-39-2-12Parties to criminal or juvenile delinquency proceedings 31-39-2-13Victim of delinquent act or victim's family; disclosure in civil action 31-39-2-13.5Juvenile court records available to certain persons to determine appropriateness of certain out-of-home placements 31-39-2-13.8School's access to juvenile court records; notice; confidentiality 31-39-2-14Filing of copies of access order or agreement with researcher 31-39-2-15Waiver of restrictions
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-39-1-2 ("Confidentiality and access to juvenile court records") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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