Sec. 7. (a) Records and information generated by a jeweler in the course of business are confidential under IC 5-14-3-4.

     (b) A law enforcement officer (as defined in IC 3-6-6-36(a)) may obtain or receive records and information described in subsection (a) relating to the purchase of used jewelry for use in investigating crime.

     (c) Law enforcement officials may disclose the name and address of the jeweler to an adverse claimant in the case of a dispute over ownership of property in possession of the jeweler.

As added by P.L.97-2003, SEC.1.