Sec. 15. (a) The department shall expunge a substantiated report contained within the index not later than ten (10) working days after any of the following occurs:

(1) A court having jurisdiction over a child in need of services proceeding determines that child abuse or neglect has not occurred.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-33-26-15

  • administrative hearing officer: refers to an individual who presides over an administrative hearing. See Indiana Code 31-33-26-0.5
  • index: refers to the child protection index established under section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 31-33-26-1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(2) An administrative hearing officer under this chapter has issued a recommendation regarding a child abuse or neglect report and the ultimate authority of the department has issued a written final agency action determining that the report is unsubstantiated.

(3) A court having juvenile jurisdiction enters an order for expungement of the report under IC 31-33-27-5.

     (b) The department shall amend a substantiated report contained in the index by deleting the name of an alleged perpetrator if:

(1) a court having jurisdiction over a child in need of services proceeding; or

(2) the ultimate authority of the department, after issuance of a recommendation by an administrative hearing officer under this chapter;

finds that the person was not a perpetrator of the child abuse or neglect that occurred.

As added by P.L.138-2007, SEC.67. Amended by P.L.131-2009, SEC.57; P.L.48-2012, SEC.55; P.L.13-2021, SEC.14.

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