§ 31-39-4-1 Application of chapter
§ 31-39-4-2 Law enforcement agency head or officer
§ 31-39-4-3 Juvenile court judge or staff
§ 31-39-4-4 Party or party’s attorney in juvenile court proceedings
§ 31-39-4-5 Presentence investigations
§ 31-39-4-6 Prosecuting attorney or staff
§ 31-39-4-7 Access to records by certain staff of department of child services and department of child services ombudsman
§ 31-39-4-8 Interested persons
§ 31-39-4-9 Researchers
§ 31-39-4-10 Party to criminal or juvenile delinquency proceedings
§ 31-39-4-11 Victim of delinquent act
§ 31-39-4-12 Filing of copies of access order or agreement with researcher
§ 31-39-4-13 Waiver of restrictions
§ 31-39-4-14 Limited jurisdiction and control of juvenile court over law enforcement records
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Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 31 > Article 39 > Chapter 4 - Persons Entitled to Access to Law Enforcement Records

  • Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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.
  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • 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.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.