Written protocol or agreement designating agency primarily
responsible for investigation
Sec. 1. (a) Through a written protocol or agreement, the
department shall designate the public or private agencies primarily
responsible for investigating reports involving a child who:
(1) may be a victim of child abuse or neglect; and
(2) is under the care of a public or private institution.
(b) The designated agency must be different from and separately
administered from the agency involved in the alleged act or omission.
Subject to this limitation, the agency:
(1) may be:
(A) the department; or
(B) a law enforcement agency; and
(2) may not be the office of the prosecuting attorney.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.234-2005,
SEC.128.
Last modified: May 24, 2006