Indiana § 31-39-8-3.5 - Automatic expungement of certain juvenile offenses
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§ 31-39-8-3.5. Automatic expungement of certain juvenile offenses
Sec. 3.5. (a) This section does not apply to the records of a child adjudicated a delinquent child for committing an act that would be:
(1) a felony if committed by an adult;
(2) a violation of IC 35-47-2; or
(3) a violation of IC 35-47-10.
(b) This section applies to the records of a child adjudicated a delinquent child after June 30, 2021.
(c) When a child reaches nineteen (19) years of age, or one (1) year after the date on which the juvenile court discharges the child under IC 31-37-20-7, whichever is later, the court shall, on its own motion and without holding a hearing, order expungement of the records relating to the child's delinquency adjudication that are not excluded under subsection (a) within sixty (60) days, unless the court finds, based on the nature of the delinquent act and the needs of the child, that automatic expungement under this section would not serve the interests of justice.
(d) The expungement provisions in this section supplement and are in addition to expungement provisions located elsewhere in this chapter. A person entitled to expungement of delinquency records under this section may also seek expungement under any other applicable section of this chapter.
As added by P.L.157-2021, SEC.4.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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