§ 31-33-26-0.5 “Administrative hearing officer”
§ 31-33-26-1 “Child care provider”; “index”
§ 31-33-26-2 Establishment and maintenance of child protection index
§ 31-33-26-3 Index components
§ 31-33-26-4 Case history file; automatic search requirements
§ 31-33-26-5 Establish access restrictions; maintain confidentiality; read only access by child services ombudsman
§ 31-33-26-6 Data storage and retrieval requirements
§ 31-33-26-7 Adoption of rules
§ 31-33-26-8 Notification after index entry; notice to perpetrators; request for administrative hearing
§ 31-33-26-9 Administrative hearings; evidentiary standards; consideration of hearsay; amendment or expungement of reports; confidentiality; decisions provided to the department of education
§ 31-33-26-10 Administration of index
§ 31-33-26-11 Binding court determinations; stay of administrative hearings; perpetrator entitlement to administrative hearings
§ 31-33-26-12 Criminal charges against a perpetrator; entitlement to administrative hearings
§ 31-33-26-13 Adoption of rules
§ 31-33-26-14 Amendment or expungement from index of inaccurate report
§ 31-33-26-15 Expungement and amendment of record procedures
§ 31-33-26-16 Access to index information
§ 31-33-26-17 Name changes
§ 31-33-26-18 Transfer of records to the index
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Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 31 > Article 33 > Chapter 26 - Child Protection Index

  • administrative hearing officer: refers to an individual who presides over an administrative hearing. See Indiana Code 31-33-26-0.5
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • child care provider: means a person who:

    Indiana Code 31-33-26-1

  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
  • 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.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5