Indiana § 31-39-4-10 - Party to criminal or juvenile delinquency proceedings
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§ 31-39-4-10. Party to criminal or juvenile delinquency proceedings
Sec. 10. (a) The head of the law enforcement agency shall grant any party to a criminal or juvenile delinquency proceeding access to a person's records if the information may be used:
(1) to impeach the person as a witness; or
(2) to discredit the person's reputation if the person places reputation in issue.
(b) The information may only be used in criminal or juvenile delinquency proceedings in accordance with the law of evidence.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-8-1.2(f).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.22.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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