Interested persons
Sec. 8. (a) The head of a law enforcement agency or that person's
designee may grant any person having a legitimate interest in the
work of the agency or in a particular case access to the agency's
confidential records. In exercising discretion, the head of a law
enforcement agency shall consider that the best interests of the safety
and welfare of the community are generally served by the public's
ability to obtain information about:
(1) the identity of anyone charged with the alleged commission
of any act that would be murder or a felony if committed by an
adult; and
(2) the identity of anyone charged with the alleged commission
of an act that would be part of a pattern of less serious offenses.
(b) A person having access to records under this section is not
bound by the confidentiality provisions of IC 31-39-3 and may
disclose the contents of the records.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.22.
Last modified: May 24, 2006