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.

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     (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.