Indiana Code 9-26-3-4. Confidentiality and use of reports; disclosure of identity of person; use as evidence at trial; certificate that report has or has not been made
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), each required accident report and supplemental report is without prejudice to the reporting individual and is for the confidential use of the state police department or other state agencies having use of the records for accident prevention purposes.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 9-26-3-4
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(d) A report may not be used as evidence in a trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident. However, the state police department shall, upon the demand of a:
(1) person who has, or claims to have, made a report; or
(2) court;
furnish a certificate showing that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the state police department solely to prove a compliance or a failure to comply with the requirement that a report be made to the state police department.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-51.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.14.