Indiana § 35-40-7-2 - Notifying victim of a bond hearing, escape, death, or release

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§ 35-40-7-2. Notifying victim of a bond hearing, escape, death, or release

Sec. 2. Upon request of a victim, the office of the prosecuting attorney having jurisdiction or a law enforcement agency having custody of a person accused of a crime against the victim shall notify the victim of the scheduling of a bond hearing, the escape or death of a person accused of committing a crime against the victim, release of a person convicted of a crime against the victim to a work release program, or any other type of postarrest release of a person convicted of a crime or charged with a crime against the victim.

As added by P.L.139-1999, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.162-2011, SEC.56.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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