Indiana Code 34-26-7.5-4. Duties of court upon receipt of petition to expunge protection order
(1) redact the petitioner’s:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-26-7.5-4
- in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
(B) Social Security number; and
(C) driver’s license number;
from the petition;
(2) serve a copy of the redacted petition under subdivision (1) on the plaintiff who originally sought the protection order; and
(3) set the matter for hearing.
The plaintiff who originally sought the protection order is entitled to appear at the hearing.
(b) If:
(1) the plaintiff who originally sought the protection order waives in writing the right to appear at the hearing; and
(2) the petition conclusively indicates that the petitioner is entitled to relief;
the court may issue an order to expunge a protection order without holding a hearing.
(c) The grant or denial of a petition for expungement is a final appealable order.
As added by P.L.219-2019, SEC.2.