Indiana § 31-39-5-7 - Expungement of record
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 31-39-5-7 — Expungement of record, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-39-5-7. Expungement of record
Sec. 7. Whenever fingerprints or photographs are expunged from the files of a law enforcement agency under section 4 of this chapter, the law enforcement agency may retain no other information on the incident. However, this section does not require the alteration of any law enforcement record, such as a blotter entry made at the time of arrest, or of any record in the juvenile court.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-8-1.5(g).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.22.
IC 31-39-6Chapter 6. Confidentiality of School Records
31-39-6-1Confidentiality of preliminary inquiry proceedings compiled by school officials
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-39-5-7 ("Expungement of record") 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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