Persons permitted to be present at execution of death sentence;
exclusion of persons for safety or security reasons; confidentiality
of identity of persons assisting in execution
Sec. 6. (a) Only the following persons may be present at the
execution:
(1) The superintendent of the state prison.
(2) The person designated by the superintendent of the state
prison and any assistants who are necessary to assist in the
execution.
(3) The prison physician.
(4) One (1) other physician.
(5) The spiritual advisor of the convicted person.
(6) The prison chaplain.
(7) Not more than ten (10) friends or relatives of the convicted
person who are invited by the convicted person to attend.
(b) The superintendent of the state prison may exclude a person
from viewing the execution if the superintendent determines that the
presence of the person would threaten the safety or security of the
state prison and sets forth this determination in writing.
(c) The department of correction:
(1) shall keep confidential the identities of persons who assist
the superintendent of the state prison in an execution; and
(2) may:
(A) classify as confidential; and
(B) withhold from the public;
any part of a document relating to an execution that would
reveal the identity of a person who assists the superintendent in
the execution.
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.20-2002, SEC.5.
Last modified: May 24, 2006